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HR 163 118th Congress House Immigration

Security First Act

Introduced: January 26, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Feb 8, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Jan 9, 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.
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced in House
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Security First Act

This bill reauthorizes the Operation Stonegarden program from FY2024 through FY2027 and addresses other border security issues. (Operation Stonegarden provides grants to enhance the border security capabilities of state, local, and tribal governments.)

From FY2024 through FY2027, 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 must report to Congress on (1) DHS hiring practices from 2018 to 2021, and (2) whether certain Mexican drug cartels meet the criteria to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations. DHS must also periodically report to Congress about the technology needed to secure the U.S.-Mexico land border.

What's happening now February 8, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Republican 20
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Kean, Thomas H.
New Jersey · Apr 9, 2024
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Feenstra, Randy
Iowa · Mar 17, 2023
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Mar 17, 2023
 R
Bean, Aaron
Florida · Mar 10, 2023
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Mar 10, 2023
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Feb 28, 2023
Chavez-DeRemer, Lori
· Feb 27, 2023
Ferguson, A.
· Feb 27, 2023
 R
Moylan, James C.
Guam · Feb 27, 2023
 R
Ciscomani, Juan
Arizona · Feb 14, 2023
 R
Donalds, Byron
Florida · Feb 10, 2023
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 1, 2023
 R
Kim, Young
California · Feb 1, 2023
 R
Bice, Stephanie I.
Oklahoma · Jan 26, 2023
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jan 26, 2023
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Jan 25, 2023
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jan 25, 2023
 R
Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · Jan 24, 2023
 R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Jan 24, 2023
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Jan 20, 2023
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Ellzey, Jake
Texas · Jan 13, 2023
 R
De La Cruz, Monica
Texas · Jan 12, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 163: Security First Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-163/
MLA
"H.R. 163: Security First Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-163/.
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H.R. 163, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-163/.
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[H.R. 163: Security First Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-163/)
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