HR 2794
118th Congress
House
Immigration
Aviation and airports
Border security and unlawful immigration
Computers and information technology
Employee hiring
Government studies and investigations
Immigration status and procedures
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Border Reinforcement Act of 2023
Introduced: April 24, 2023
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Everywhere this bill has been
10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
May 5, 2023
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 29.
May 5, 2023
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
May 5, 2023
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
May 5, 2023
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 118-45, Part I.
Apr 27, 2023
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.
Apr 27, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 26, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 24, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.
Apr 24, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Border Reinforcement Act of 2023
This bill requires certain actions related to border security and addresses related issues.
For example, the bill
- requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to resume all activities related to constructing a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border that were underway or planned prior to January 20, 2021;
- requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to submit a strategic five-year technology investment plan to Congress;
- requires CBP to maintain an active duty presence of at least 22,000 full-time equivalent Border Patrol agents by September 30, 2025;
- provides statutory authorization for Operation Stonegarden, a program which provides grants to law enforcement agencies involved with certain CBP operations;
- prohibits DHS from processing the entry of non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) arriving in between ports of entry;
- prohibits the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from accepting as proof of identification certain documents, such as a warrant issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or an employment authorization issued by DHS;
- prohibits DHS from issuing any COVID-19 vaccine mandate unless expressly authorized by Congress or taking any adverse action against an employee based solely on the employee's refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccine;
- limits the use of the CBP One mobile application or a similar program to only for inspecting perishable cargo; and
- requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report to Congress on the costs incurred by states in support of the federal mission to secure the southwest border and the feasibility of reimbursing states for such costs.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Committees of jurisdiction
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