HR 739
115th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Appropriations
Border security and unlawful immigration
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
This Land Is Our Land Act
Introduced: January 30, 2017
Introduced by:
Espaillat, Adriano
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Feb 1, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H861-862)
Jan 30, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Jan 30, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This Land Is Our Land Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from constructing, or obligating or expending any funds for the construction of, any new border barriers, including walls or fences, on federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture within 100 miles of the international land borders of the United States.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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