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HR 1542 118th Congress House Immigration

Mayorkas Must Fly Coach Until We Secure the Border Act

Introduced: March 10, 2023 Introduced by: De La Cruz, Monica Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 13, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
Mar 10, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Mar 10, 2023
Introduced in House
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Mayorkas Must Fly Coach Until We Secure the Border Act

This bill prohibits any officer or official of the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including the Secretary of DHS, from using any federal executive aircraft until certain conditions relating to the border have been met.

Specifically, the prohibition shall apply until

  • the number of encounters and apprehensions of non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who have unlawfully crossed the border have been reduced to FY2020 numbers;
  • DHS reports to Congress a plan to place 90% of deployed U.S. Border Patrol agents in duties in the field; and
  • DHS reports to Congress a plan to offer resources, including financial support, to local communities and governments.
What's happening now March 13, 2023

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 5
R
Babin, Brian
Texas · May 23, 2023
Santos, George
· Apr 18, 2023
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Mar 10, 2023
 R
Luna, Anna Paulina
Florida · Mar 10, 2023
 R
Ogles, Andrew
Tennessee · Mar 10, 2023
 R
Van Orden, Derrick
Wisconsin · Mar 10, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1542: Mayorkas Must Fly Coach Until We Secure the Border Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1542/
MLA
"H.R. 1542: Mayorkas Must Fly Coach Until We Secure the Border Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1542/.
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H.R. 1542, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1542/.
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