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HR 5016 111th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Border security and unlawful immigration Land use and conservation

To prohibit the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 13, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 18, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Apr 20, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Apr 20, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife .
Apr 14, 2010
Referred to House Agriculture
Apr 14, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 14, 2010
Referred to House Natural Resources
Apr 14, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits either the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) from taking action on public lands which impede the activities of the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to secure the border on such lands.

What's happening now June 18, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 10
McCarthy, Kevin
· Jun 24, 2010
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 15, 2010
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · May 27, 2010
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 27, 2010
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 13, 2010
Chaffetz, Jason
· May 13, 2010
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · May 13, 2010
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · May 13, 2010
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · May 13, 2010
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · May 13, 2010
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · May 13, 2010
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 5, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5016: To prohibit the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands, and for other purposes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5016/
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"H.R. 5016: To prohibit the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands, and for other purposes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5016/.
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H.R. 5016, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5016/.
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