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HR 365 116th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Appropriations Border security and unlawful immigration Executive agency funding and structure Forests, forestry, trees Land use and conservation Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Property rights War and emergency powers

This Land Is Our Land Act

Introduced: June 3, 2019 Introduced by: Espaillat, Adriano Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
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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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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 11
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Jun 3, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 13, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 11, 2019
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 11, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 16, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 15, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jan 15, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jan 15, 2019
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Jan 10, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jan 10, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jan 9, 2019
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Jan 9, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 365: This Land Is Our Land Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-365/
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"H.R. 365: This Land Is Our Land Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-365/.
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H.R. 365, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-365/.
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