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HR 1922 112th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Arizona Border security and unlawful immigration California Latin America Mexico New Mexico Texas Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

To provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with access to Federal lands to carry out certain security activities in the Southwest border region, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 6, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 2, 2011
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Jun 2, 2011
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 1, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
May 26, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
May 13, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
May 13, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Grants U.S. Customs and Border Protection access to federal lands (excluding state-owned land within federal land boundaries) for security activities, including: (1) routine motorized patrols, and (2) the deployment of temporary tactical infrastructure.

Defines "federal lands" as all land, including a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, under the control of any federal department or agency with legal jurisdiction over such land that is located within 150 miles of the Southwest border region.

What's happening now June 2, 2011

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3116 Related bill Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
Ross, Dennis
· Mar 6, 2012
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · May 13, 2011
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · May 13, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1922: To provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with access to Federal lands to carry out certain security activities in the Southwest border region, and for other purposes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1922/
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"H.R. 1922: To provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with access to Federal lands to carry out certain security activities in the Southwest border region, and for other purposes.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1922/.
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H.R. 1922, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1922/.
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[H.R. 1922: To provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with access to Federal lands to carry out certain security activities in the Southwest border region, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1922/)
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