HR 6120 117th Congress House Emergency Management

SAFE Border Act

Introduced: December 8, 2021 Introduced by: Bice, Stephanie I. Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov

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Dec 3, 2021

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

Dec 3, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.

Dec 2, 2021

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

Dec 2, 2021

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing American Families from Exploitation at the Border Act or the SAFE Border Act

This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a temporary grant program to reimburse landowners for loss or damage to property caused by an individual illegally crossing the southern border or to improve the security of such property.

Specifically, FEMA may provide grants to landowners who have experienced (or are at risk of experiencing) property theft or damage in areas within 10 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border.

What's happening now December 3, 2021

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

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Appropriations Committee
House of Representatives
Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Homeland Security Committee
Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Homeland Security Committee
Homeland Security Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 12

Oklahoma · Dec 2, 2021

Jackson, Ronny

Texas · Dec 2, 2021

Lucas, Frank D.

Oklahoma · Dec 2, 2021

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6120: SAFE Border Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6120/

MLA

"H.R. 6120: SAFE Border Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6120/.

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H.R. 6120, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6120/.

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