HR 2003
117th Congress
House
Immigration
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Border security and unlawful immigration
Civil actions and liability
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Latin America
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Mexico
Military civil functions
National Guard and reserves
Organized crime
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Secure the Southern Border Act
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 18, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Mar 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Mar 18, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Armed Services, Oversight and Reform, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Secure the Southern Border Act
This bill enacts into law several immigration-related executive orders, including orders (1) requiring reports on various issues, such as efforts by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to end policies relating to the release of certain detained aliens; (2) requiring DHS to take actions to construct a physical barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border; and (3) directing DHS to prioritize the removal of certain aliens, including those convicted or charged with any criminal offense.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.