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EXIT Act of 2021

Introduced: April 15, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Apr 16, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Apr 15, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Eradicate Crossing of Illegal Tunnels Act of 2021 or the EXIT Act of 2021

This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take various actions to facilitate the search for and remediation of unlawful border crossing tunnels on private land.

Specifically, DHS may waive federal, state, or local environmental permits and reviews as necessary to search for or remediate such tunnels. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may enter into indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts with two or more sources to facilitate such border tunnel activities. (Indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts provide for an indefinite quantity of services for a fixed time.)

What's happening now October 19, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 8
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · May 7, 2021
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Smith, Jason
Missouri · Apr 21, 2021
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Apr 15, 2021
Brooks, Mo
· Apr 15, 2021
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Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Apr 15, 2021
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Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Apr 15, 2021
 R
Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · Apr 15, 2021
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Apr 15, 2021
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Apr 15, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2579: EXIT Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2579/
MLA
"H.R. 2579: EXIT Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2579/.
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H.R. 2579, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2579/.
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[H.R. 2579: EXIT Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2579/)
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