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This Land Is Our Land Act

Introduced: January 9, 2019 Introduced by: Espaillat, Adriano Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

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Feb 4, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.

Jan 9, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

Jan 9, 2019

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This Land Is Our Land Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security 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 (USDA) within 100 miles of the international land borders of the United States.

The bill prohibits the President from obligating or expending funds for the construction of any new border barrier, including walls or fences along the border between the United States and Mexico, pursuant to a declaration of a national emergency.

The bill declares that any authorization to exercise, in the name of the United States, the right of eminent domain, shall have no force or effect, to the extent that the purpose is the construction of any new border barriers, including walls or fences, on federal lands under the jurisdiction of Interior or USDA within 100 miles of the international land borders of the United States.

What's happening now February 4, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.

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