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H.R. 796 116th Congress House

Savings Through Security Act

Official title: To provide appropriations to secure the southern border of the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 14, 2019 See on congress.gov
Immigration AppropriationsBorder security and unlawful immigrationCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityMexico
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 5, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Mar 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Feb 13, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Jan 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 25, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Homeland Security, Agriculture, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 5, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Savings Through Security Act

This bill provides appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security for the procurement and deployment of infrastructure, technology, and manpower to secure the international border between the United States and Mexico.

The bill also requires specified federal agencies to (1) report on costs associated with expenditures on unauthorized aliens, and (2) remit to the Treasury certain savings that are attributable to the funds provided by this bill to secure the international border between the United States and Mexico.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 11
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 12
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Feb 19, 2019
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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Feb 14, 2019
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Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Feb 14, 2019
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DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Feb 14, 2019
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Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Feb 14, 2019
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Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Feb 14, 2019
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Scott, Austin
Georgia · Feb 14, 2019
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Feb 14, 2019
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Feb 7, 2019
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Feb 7, 2019
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Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Feb 7, 2019
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 7, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 796: Savings Through Security Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-796/
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"H.R. 796: Savings Through Security Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-796/.
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H.R. 796, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-796/.
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