HR 3593
115th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Aviation and airports
Border security and unlawful immigration
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Securing Our Borders and Wilderness Act
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10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 10, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 831.
Dec 10, 2018
Committee on Homeland Security discharged.
Dec 10, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1070, Part I.
Nov 15, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 12.
Nov 15, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 15, 2018
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Aug 29, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Aug 15, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jul 28, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Jul 28, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Securing Our Borders and Wilderness Act
This bill amends the Wilderness Act to allow the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct the following activities within a wilderness area for the purpose of securing the international land borders of the United States:
- access structures, installations, and roads;
- use motor vehicles and aircraft;
- deploy temporary infrastructure in response to emergencies; or
- construct and maintain roads and fences, subject to the approval of the Department of the Interior.
Any such activity shall be carried out in a manner that protects the wilderness character of the area.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 831.
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