HR 612
116th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Aviation and airports
Border security and unlawful immigration
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Securing Our Borders and Wilderness Act
Introduced: January 16, 2019
Introduced by:
Johnson, Mike
Republican
· Louisiana
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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 6, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Feb 4, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Jan 16, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
Jan 16, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Securing Our Borders and Wilderness Act
This bill amends the Wilderness Act to allow the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct the following activities within a wilderness area for the purpose of securing the international land borders of the United States:
- access structures, installations, and roads;
- execute search and rescue operations;
- use motor vehicles, motorboats, and motorized equipment;
- conduct patrols on foot and on horseback;
- use aircraft;
- deploy tactical infrastructure and technology; or
- construct and maintain roads and physical barriers.
Any such activity shall be carried out in a manner that protects the wilderness character of the area.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Committees of jurisdiction
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