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S 4339 117th Congress Senate Immigration

DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense Act

Introduced: May 26, 2022 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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May 26, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 26, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense Act

This bill authorizes for FY2023 and FY2024 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) activities to identify and remediate illicit cross-border tunnels. CBP shall also develop and report to Congress a strategic plan to guide and improve such operations.

What's happening now May 26, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 7776 Related bill James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
  • HR 4209 Related bill DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · May 26, 2022
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · May 26, 2022
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · May 26, 2022
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Padilla, Alex
California · May 26, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4339: DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4339/
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"S. 4339: DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4339/.
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S. 4339, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4339/.
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