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HR 5357 111th Congress House

To provide for the deployment of additional National Guard troops along the international border between the United States and Mexico in support of the border control activities of the United States…

Official title: To provide for the deployment of additional National Guard troops along the international border between the United States and Mexico in support of the border … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for the deployment of additional National Guard troops along the international border between the United States and Mexico in support of the border control activities of the United States Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security.

Introduced: May 26, 2010 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security ArizonaBorder security and unlawful immigrationCaliforniaLatin America
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MexicoMilitary civil functionsNational Guard and reservesNew MexicoTexas
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 20, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E906)
May 20, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 20, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to: (1) increase the number of National Guard personnel deployed along the U.S.-Mexico border in support of border control activities by at least 3,000 above the number so deployed as of May 1, 2010; and (2) maintain the increased number through 2011. Permits specified decreases in the number of National Guard personnel so deployed if the number of Border Patrol agents serving along such border is more than 20,163.

Excludes National Guard personnel so deployed from National Guard end strength limits or active-duty operational support limits.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jun 22, 2010
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Calvert, Ken
California · May 26, 2010
Giffords, Gabrielle
· May 26, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5357: To provide for the deployment of additional National Guard troops along the international border between the United States and Mexico in support of the border control activities of the United States Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5357/
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"H.R. 5357: To provide for the deployment of additional National Guard troops along the international border between the United States and Mexico in support of the border control activities of the United States Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5357/.
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H.R. 5357, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5357/.
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