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United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Authorization Act

Introduced: March 21, 2014 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 16, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Mar 24, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Mar 21, 2014
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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 21, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 with respect to the establishment in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) (formerly the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement).

What's happening now April 16, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Mar 21, 2014
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Mar 21, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4279: United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Authorization Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4279/
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"H.R. 4279: United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Authorization Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4279/.
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H.R. 4279, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4279/.
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