Border Security Information Improvement Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6368
Sponsor: Rep. Canseco, Francisco "Quico" [R-TX-23]
Introduced: 2012-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Arizona
Border security and unlawful immigration
California
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Latin America
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mexico
New Mexico
Texas
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-10
text: 
Border Security Information Improvement Act of 2012 - Directs the Attorney General to study and report to specified congressional committees on cross-border violence on the southwest border of the United States.
 
Requires such study to include: (1) the definition of cross-border violence used by law enforcement components within the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); (2) the ability of DOJ and DHS and their law enforcement components to track, investigate, quantify, and report on such violence; (3) the extent to which DOJ and DHS define and track cross-border violence and steps being taken to address the effects of such violence along that border; (4) the information and data on cross-border violence collected and made available through interagency task forces; and (5) the additional resources needed.

action_date: 2012-09-19
text: 
Border Security Information Improvement Act of 2012 - Directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to study and jointly report to specified congressional committees on cross-border violence on the southwest border of the United States.
 
Requires such study to include: (1) the definition of cross-border violence used by law enforcement components within the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); (2) the ability of DOJ and DHS and their law enforcement components to track, investigate, quantify, and report on such violence; (3) the extent to which DOJ and DHS define and track cross-border violence and steps being taken to address the effects of such violence along that border; (4) the information and data on cross-border violence collected and made available through interagency task forces; and (5) the additional resources needed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-20
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-09-19
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2012-09-19
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2012-09-19
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6118)
action_date: 2012-09-19
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6118)
action_date: 2012-09-19
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6368.
action_date: 2012-09-19
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6118-6119)
action_date: 2012-09-19
text: Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2012-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
action_date: 2012-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
action_date: 2012-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-10
text: Introduced in House