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Border Property Protection Act

Introduced: March 13, 2020 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
May 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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Border Property Protection Act

This bill prohibits any federal department or agency from transferring, obligating, or expending funds in connection with using eminent domain to take property for constructing physical barriers along the southern border.

What's happening now June 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 11
Kennedy, Joseph
· Mar 13, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 12, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 10, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 10, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 10, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 10, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 10, 2019
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · May 10, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · May 10, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 10, 2019
 D
Takano, Mark
California · May 10, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · May 10, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2686: Border Property Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2686/
MLA
"H.R. 2686: Border Property Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2686/.
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H.R. 2686, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2686/.
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[H.R. 2686: Border Property Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2686/)
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