H.R. 4593 117th Congress House

Securing Our Border States Act

Official title: To establish a block grant program to enable southwest border States to construct barriers along their borders with Mexico, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 21, 2021 Introduced by: Brian Babin Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

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Jul 22, 2021

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

Jul 21, 2021

Introduced in House

Jul 21, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.

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Latest action July 22, 2021

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

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing Our Border States Act

This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to provide grants to states for building barriers and related infrastructure along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Within 30 days of receiving a certification from a border state that it intends to use such grant funding for constructing a border barrier, Treasury must disburse funds to the state, with the amount based on the number of miles of border in that state that currently does not have a border barrier.

The bill provides $22 billion of funding for this grant program and permanently rescinds $22 billion from funds made available for various assistance programs related to COVID-19.

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Homeland Security Committee
Homeland Security Committee
House of Representatives
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 26

Sessions, Pete

Texas · Dec 20, 2022

Obernolte, Jay

California · Aug 31, 2021

Hartzler, Vicky

· Jul 28, 2021

Miller, Mary E.

Illinois · Jul 28, 2021

Barr, Andy

Kentucky · Jul 26, 2021

Boebert, Lauren

Colorado · Jul 26, 2021

Fitzgerald, Scott

Wisconsin · Jul 26, 2021

Florida · Jul 26, 2021

Allen, Rick W.

Georgia · Jul 21, 2021

Banks, Jim

Indiana · Jul 21, 2021

Cammack, Kat

Florida · Jul 21, 2021

Carl, Jerry

· Jul 21, 2021

Cline, Ben

Virginia · Jul 21, 2021

Georgia · Jul 21, 2021

Nehls, Troy E.

Texas · Jul 21, 2021

Norman, Ralph

South Carolina · Jul 21, 2021

Weber, Randy K. Sr.

Texas · Jul 21, 2021

Wittman, Robert J.

Virginia · Jul 21, 2021

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