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Border Surge Response and Resilience Act

Introduced: April 1, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Apr 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Apr 1, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Apr 1, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Border Surge Response and Resilience Act

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a plan for responding to irregular increases in migration at the border that present risks to border security.

The plan shall include various elements including (1) a list of each agency, component, and office involved; (2) a process for quickly expanding capacity to temporarily process and hold individuals; and (3) a strategy for coordinating with local governments and other entities when DHS releases detained individuals.

DHS must also identify metric thresholds for determining when to activate the plan and must activate the plan when such thresholds are satisfied.

Furthermore, DHS must notify Congress no later than 14 days after activating the plan.

What's happening now April 2, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1949 Related bill Border Response Resilience Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 1 Republican 13
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Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Sep 30, 2021
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Jun 16, 2021
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Pfluger, August
Texas · Apr 8, 2021
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Cammack, Kat
Florida · Apr 1, 2021
 R
Clyde, Andrew S.
Georgia · Apr 1, 2021
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Apr 1, 2021
 R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Apr 1, 2021
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Gimenez, Carlos A.
Florida · Apr 1, 2021
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Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Apr 1, 2021
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Harshbarger, Diana
Tennessee · Apr 1, 2021
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Apr 1, 2021
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Apr 1, 2021
Meijer, Peter
· Apr 1, 2021
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Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Apr 1, 2021
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Apr 1, 2021
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Apr 1, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2321: Border Surge Response and Resilience Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2321/
MLA
"H.R. 2321: Border Surge Response and Resilience Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2321/.
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H.R. 2321, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2321/.
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