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S 3273 111th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Arizona Border security and unlawful immigration California Drug trafficking and controlled substances Federal district courts Judges Latin America Law enforcement administration and funding Mexico New Mexico Smuggling and trafficking Texas

Southern Border Security Assistance Act

Introduced: April 28, 2010 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 28, 2010
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Southern Border Security Assistance Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) providing financial assistance for law enforcement initiatives with our Mexican partners is important; and (2) Congress must provide, in addition to such assistance, immediate resources and equipment to state and local law enforcement entities that are currently responding to border violence and criminal activities on a daily basis.

Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to award border security assistance grants to law enforcement entities located in the Southern Border Region to address drug trafficking, smuggling, and border violence.

Directs the President to appoint additional district judges for Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas.

What's happening now April 28, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3273: Southern Border Security Assistance Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3273/
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"S. 3273: Southern Border Security Assistance Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3273/.
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S. 3273, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3273/.
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