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RAIDER Act of 2019

Introduced: February 14, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Feb 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Feb 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Feb 14, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Restrictions Against Illegitimate Declarations for Emergency Re-appropriations Act of 2019 or the RAIDER Act of 2019

This bill prohibits funds that were appropriated or otherwise made available before the enactment of this bill from being used for the construction of barriers, land acquisition, or associated activities on the southern border without a specific statutory authorization from Congress.

What's happening now February 15, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 326 Identical bill RAIDER Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Feb 26, 2019
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Feb 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1293: RAIDER Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1293/
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"H.R. 1293: RAIDER Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1293/.
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H.R. 1293, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1293/.
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[H.R. 1293: RAIDER Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1293/)
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