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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Authorization Act

Introduced: May 26, 2017 Introduced by: Higgins, Clay Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jun 15, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Jun 14, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
May 26, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, 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 26, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Authorization Act

This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) establish, by statute, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within the Department of Homeland Security; (2) establish within ICE the Offices of Homeland Security Investigations, Enforcement and Removal Operations, Principal Legal Advisor, and Professional Responsibility; and (3) remove references to the Bureau of Border Security.

What's happening now July 12, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jun 6, 2017
Garrett, Thomas
· May 26, 2017
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · May 26, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2751: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Authorization Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2751/
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"H.R. 2751: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Authorization Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2751/.
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H.R. 2751, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2751/.
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