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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 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 September 26, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Aug 1, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5400: Border State Protection Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5400/
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"H.R. 5400: Border State Protection Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5400/.
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H.R. 5400, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5400/.
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