I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3403 
To limit travel by the Vice President until after certain activities are 
undertaken with respect to the southwest border, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 2021 
Mrs. HINSON (for herself, Mr. BUCK, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. MURPHY 
of 
North 
Carolina, 
Mr. 
HERN, 
Mr. 
HICE
of 
Georgia, 
Mrs. 
HARSHBARGER, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. CAWTHORN, Mrs. BOEBERT, 
Mr. GOSAR, Mr. JACOBS of New York, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. GOODEN of 
Texas, Mr. PFLUGER, and Ms. MALLIOTAKIS) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To limit travel by the Vice President until after certain 
activities are undertaken with respect to the southwest 
border, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘See the Crisis Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON FEDERAL FUNDS FOR VICE PRESI-
DENT INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL. 
No Federal funds may be obligated or expended for 
the travel expenses of the Vice President to travel outside 
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of the United States until on or after the date that each 
of the following conditions are met: 
(1) The Vice President personally travels to at 
least one of the counties listed in section 15732 of 
title 40, United States Code, to review the activities 
of the Department of Homeland Security and other 
Federal agencies responsible for enforcing and im-
plementing immigration laws. 
(2) The Vice President submits the report de-
scribed under section 3. 
SEC. 3. REPORT. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Vice President shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate a report that includes— 
(1) a detailed list of the Federal agencies and 
local supporting law enforcement offices with which 
the Vice President has met in person on location at 
a southwest border facility operated by U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection or at a Border Patrol 
Duty Location in the Big Bend Sector Texas, Del 
Rio Sector Texas, El Centro Sector California, El 
Paso Sector Texas, Laredo Sector Texas, Rio 
Grande Valley Sector Texas, San Diego Sector Cali-
fornia, Tucson Sector Arizona, or the Yuma Sector 
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Arizona, relating to the current crisis at the south-
west border since January 20, 2021; 
(2) any plans the Vice President has to visit the 
crisis at the southwest border after the date such re-
port is submitted; and 
(3) the estimated amount of funds the Vice 
President or any other Federal agency intends to 
offer Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Mex-
ico as part of an international aid package relating 
to the immigration and humanitarian crisis at the 
southwest border. 
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