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Guard the Border Act

Introduced: March 23, 2021 Introduced by: Murphy, Gregory F. Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Mar 16, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Guard the Border Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to reassign 95% of National Guard members deployed to the National Capital Region on or after January 6, 2021, in response to the attacks on the U.S. Capitol building and grounds. Specifically, DOD must reassign such members to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection in (1) securing the southern land border of the country, and (2) management and care for migrants at the border.

DOD must report on the results of a study assessing the effects of such reassignment.

What's happening now March 16, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Baird, James R.
Indiana · Mar 23, 2021
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Mar 17, 2021
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Roy, Chip
Texas · Mar 17, 2021
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Mar 16, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1935: Guard the Border Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1935/
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"H.R. 1935: Guard the Border Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1935/.
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H.R. 1935, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1935/.
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