S. 2824
118th Congress
Senate
Secure the Border Act of 2023
Official title: A bill to secure the borders of the United States, and for other purposes.
Immigration
Administrative remediesBorder security and unlawful immigrationChild safety and welfareCivil actions and liability
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Computer security and identity theftCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of Homeland SecurityDetention of personsDomestic violence and child abuseEl SalvadorEmployee hiringExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsFederal preemptionForeign laborFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGuatemalaHondurasImmigration status and proceduresInternet, web applications, social mediaLatin AmericaLaw enforcement officersLicensing and registrationsMexicoMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborPersonnel recordsPhotography and imagingPublic contracts and procurementRefugees, asylum, displaced personsState and local government operationsTelephone and wireless communicationVisas and passports
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3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 11, 2024
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Sep 14, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 14, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Plain-English summary
Secure the Border Act of 2023
This bill addresses issues regarding immigration and border security, including by imposing limits to asylum eligibility.
For example, the bill
- requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to resume activities to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border;
- provides statutory authorization for Operation Stonegarden, which provides grants to law enforcement agencies for certain border security operations;
- prohibits DHS from processing the entry of non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) arriving between ports of entry;
- limits asylum eligibility to non-U.S. nationals who arrive in the United States at a port of entry;
- authorizes the removal of a non-U.S. national to a country other than that individual's country of nationality or last lawful habitual residence, whereas currently this type of removal may only be to a country that has an agreement with the United States for such removal;
- expands the types of crimes that may make an individual ineligible for asylum, such as a conviction for driving while intoxicated causing another person's serious bodily injury or death;
- authorizes DHS to suspend the introduction of certain non-U.S. nationals at an international border if DHS determines that the suspension is necessary to achieve operational control of that border;
- prohibits states from imposing licensing requirements on immigration detention facilities used to detain minors;
- authorizes immigration officers to permit an unaccompanied alien child to withdraw their application for admission into the United States even if the child is unable to make an independent decision to withdraw the application;
- imposes additional penalties for overstaying a visa; and
- requires DHS to create an electronic employment eligibility confirmation system modeled after the E-Verify system and requires all employers to use the system.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
2
Lobbying activity
8
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Cosponsors
30
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Moran, Jerry
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Ricketts, Pete
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Sullivan, Dan
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Rounds, Mike
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Hawley, Josh
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Cornyn, John
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Barrasso, John
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Blackburn, Marsha
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Britt, Katie Boyd
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Budd, Ted
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Cotton, Tom
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Cramer, Kevin
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Daines, Steve
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Fischer, Deb
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Graham, Lindsey
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Grassley, Chuck
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Hagerty, Bill
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Hoeven, John
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Johnson, Ron
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Kennedy, John
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Lee, Mike
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
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Marshall, Roger
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McConnell, Mitch
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Schmitt, Eric
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Scott, Tim
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Thune, John
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Tillis, Thomas
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Tuberville, Tommy
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Young, Todd
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2824: Secure the Border Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2824/
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