HR 5400
113th Congress
House
Immigration
Appropriations
Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
El Salvador
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign aid and international relief
Guatemala
Honduras
Intergovernmental relations
Latin America
Mexico
State and local government operations
Border State Protection Act of 2014
Introduced: August 1, 2014
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 26, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Aug 1, 2014
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.
Aug 1, 2014
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Border State Protection Act of 2014 - Authorizes the governor of any state on an international border of the United States to take necessary action to establish operational control of that portion of the international border within the state.
Shields a state from liability in any federal action for any act taken pursuant to this Act that is otherwise in conformity with law.
Allows repayment of state costs from discretionary appropriations made available for non-security foreign aid to Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
1