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HR 6648 117th Congress House International Affairs Border security and unlawful immigration Defense spending Europe Foreign aid and international relief Latin America Mexico Military assistance, sales, and agreements Ukraine

Secure America’s Borders First Act

Introduced: February 8, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
Feb 8, 2022
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Secure America's Borders First Act

This bill prohibits using federal funds to provide certain military assistance to Ukraine until a border wall system along the U.S.-Mexico border is completed and operation control of such border is achieved.

Specifically, this prohibition shall apply to funds made available to the Department of Defense and funds made available for security assistance or security cooperation.

What's happening now February 8, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 5
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Feb 8, 2022
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Feb 8, 2022
Hice, Jody
· Feb 8, 2022
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Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Feb 8, 2022
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Feb 8, 2022
Posey, Bill
· Feb 8, 2022
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Feb 8, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6648: Secure America’s Borders First Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6648/
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"H.R. 6648: Secure America’s Borders First Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6648/.
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H.R. 6648, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6648/.
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