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Security First Act

Introduced: February 4, 2021 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps

Introduced

In committee

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Apr 23, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Apr 23, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Feb 5, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.

Feb 5, 2021

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

Feb 4, 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.

Feb 4, 2021

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H334)

Feb 4, 2021

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Security First Act

This bill provides statutory authorization for the Operation Stonegarden program from FY2022 through FY2025 and contains other provisions related to border security. (Operation Stonegarden provides grants to enhance the border security capabilities of state, local, and tribal governments.)

From FY2022 through FY2025, the money from unreported monetary instruments seized from individuals crossing the U.S.-Mexico border and transferred into the Department of the Treasury general fund shall be made available without further appropriation to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to fund Operation Stonegarden.

DHS shall report to Congress on (1) DHS hiring practices from 2017 to 2020, and (2) whether certain Mexican drug cartels meet the criteria to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations. DHS shall also periodically report to Congress about the technology needed to secure the U.S.-Mexico land border.

What's happening now April 23, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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