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Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011

Introduced: April 7, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Mar 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Mar 15, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to construct an additional 350 or more miles of reinforced fencing along the southwest border.

Prohibits fencing or any other similar physical infrastructure along the southwest border in existence on December 31, 2010, from being considered in meeting such mileage requirement.

Requires the Secretary to submit a plan to Congress to gain operational control of any sector of the southwest border in which there has been a 40% increase over the preceding fiscal year of DHS apprehensions of individuals unlawfully entering the United States.

What's happening now March 25, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 2
R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · May 15, 2012
Marchant, Kenny
· Sep 9, 2011
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 21, 2011
Ross, Dennis
· May 23, 2011
Kissell, Larry
· Apr 7, 2011
MILLER, GARY
· Apr 1, 2011
BILBRAY, BRIAN
· Mar 15, 2011
Poe, Ted
· Mar 15, 2011
ROYCE, ED
· Mar 15, 2011
Shuler, Heath
· Mar 15, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1091: Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1091/
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"H.R. 1091: Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1091/.
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H.R. 1091, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1091/.
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