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Southern Borderlands Public Safety Communications Act

Introduced: March 31, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 8, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Apr 7, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Mar 31, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Mar 31, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Southern Borderlands Public Safety Communications Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to make competitive grants for public-private partnerships that finance equipment and infrastructure to improve the public safety of persons who are residents of rural areas of the United States near the border with Mexico by enhancing their access to reliable mobile communications. Directs the Secretary to focus on projects in areas impacted by the illegal smuggling and trafficking of people and drugs.

Declares that persons eligible for grants include states, counties, municipalities, organizations representing agricultural producers and other rural Americans, and telecommunications providers.

Repeals the International Forestry Cooperation Act of 1990 to offset sums appropriated under this Act.

What's happening now April 8, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1
D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jul 19, 2012
PLATTS, TODD
· Jun 19, 2012
Altmire, Jason
· Jun 1, 2011
GREEN, GENE
· May 2, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1277: Southern Borderlands Public Safety Communications Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1277/
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"H.R. 1277: Southern Borderlands Public Safety Communications Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1277/.
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H.R. 1277, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1277/.
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