Title: Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the impact of illegal immigration on federal or tribal lands.
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
This resolution directs the Department of the Interior to provide the House of Representatives with certain documents and information about the impact of illegal immigration on federal or Tribal lands, such as the level of environmental damage along the Southern border and communications regarding the transport of illicit drugs and drug cartel activity.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1249 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1249

Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain 
  documents to the House of Representatives relating to the impact of 
            illegal immigration on federal or tribal lands.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2022

    Mr. Moore of Utah submitted the following resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain 
  documents to the House of Representatives relating to the impact of 
            illegal immigration on federal or tribal lands.

    Resolved, That the Secretary of the Interior is directed to 
transmit to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after 
the date of the adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, 
memorandum, correspondence, and other communication or any portion of 
any such communication, that refers or relates to the impact of illegal 
immigration on Federal or Tribal lands, including the following:
            (1) All documents and communications related to the current 
        level of environmental damage to Federal protected and Tribal 
        lands along the Southern border, including but not limited to--
                    (A) any reference to the accumulation of garbage;
                    (B) any reference to habitat destruction;
                    (C) any reference to wildlife deaths; and
                    (D) any reference to the creation of illegal 
                trails.
            (2) All documents and communications referring or relating 
        to coordinating garbage removal efforts along the Southern 
        border.
            (3) All documents and communications referring to the 
        transport of illicit drugs across federal or tribal lands, 
        including but not limited to--
                    (A) any reference to tribal concerns about drug 
                trafficking;
                    (B) any reference to Department of the Interior 
                employees' concerns about drug trafficking on federal 
                lands; and
                    (C) any reference to reports of drug cartels 
                crossing Federal or Tribal lands.
            (4) Any meeting or communication that occurred between 
        Secretary Debra Haaland, or her representative, with Tribal 
        representatives referring or relating to drug cartel activity 
        on Tribal lands.
            (5) Any meeting or communication that occurred between 
        Secretary Debra Haaland and Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, or 
        their representatives, referring or relating to drug cartel 
        activity on Federal or Tribal lands.
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