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HR 1464 118th Congress House Immigration

EXIT Act of 2023

Introduced: March 8, 2023 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
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Mar 8, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Mar 8, 2023
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.
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Eradicate Crossing of Illegal Tunnels Act of 2023 or the EXIT Act of 2023

This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take various actions to facilitate the search for and remediation of unlawful border crossing tunnels on private land.

Specifically, DHS may waive federal, state, or local environmental permits and reviews as necessary to search for or remediate such tunnels. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may enter into indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts with two or more sources to facilitate such border tunnel activities. (Indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts provide for an indefinite quantity of services for a fixed time.)

What's happening now March 8, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Mar 8, 2023
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Ciscomani, Juan
Arizona · Mar 8, 2023
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Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Mar 8, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1464: EXIT Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1464/
MLA
"H.R. 1464: EXIT Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1464/.
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H.R. 1464, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1464/.
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[H.R. 1464: EXIT Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1464/)
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