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HR 199 118th Congress House International Affairs Border security and unlawful immigration Defense spending Europe Foreign aid and international relief Latin America Mexico Military assistance, sales, and agreements Ukraine

Secure America’s Borders First Act

Introduced: January 9, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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
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Secure America's Borders First Act

This bill prohibits using federal funds to provide certain military assistance to Ukraine until a border wall system along the U.S.-Mexico border is completed and operation control of such border is achieved.

Specifically, this prohibition shall apply to funds made available to the Department of Defense and funds made available for security assistance or security cooperation.

What's happening now January 9, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
Good, Bob
· Nov 15, 2023
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Jul 26, 2023
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Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Jan 9, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 199: Secure America’s Borders First Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-199/
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"H.R. 199: Secure America’s Borders First Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-199/.
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H.R. 199, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-199/.
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