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Southern Border Sheriffs Community Impact Aid Act of 2011

Introduced: June 16, 2011 Introduced by: Carter, John R. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Became law
Aug 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 23, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Jun 16, 2011
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Jun 16, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Southern Border Sheriffs Community Impact Aid Act of 2011 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the federal government should offset the additional law enforcement costs on counties adjacent to the southern border of the United States in a manner similar to the Community Impact Aid program for local schools that incur additional costs from federal infrastructure.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to make grants to sheriffs' departments in specified Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and California counties along the border for the purpose of hiring additional deputies in an amount equal to 30% of such a department's FY2010 budget for patrol deputies, or at least the amount that allows the deparment to hire one additional deputy.

Directs the Secretary to reprogram funds that would otherwise be obligated and expended under the account heading "Departmental Management and Operations" in order to carry out this Act.

What's happening now August 25, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2217: Southern Border Sheriffs Community Impact Aid Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2217/
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"H.R. 2217: Southern Border Sheriffs Community Impact Aid Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2217/.
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H.R. 2217, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2217/.
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