Border Reinforcement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2794
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2023-04-24 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: 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

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-24
text: 

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.
 
 

action_date: 2023-05-05
text: 

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.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2023-05-05
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 29.
action_date: 2023-05-05
text: Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
action_date: 2023-05-05
text: Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
action_date: 2023-05-05
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
action_date: 2023-05-05
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
action_date: 2023-05-05
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 118-45, Part I.
action_date: 2023-05-05
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 118-45, Part I.
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-04-24
text: 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.
action_date: 2023-04-24
text: 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.
action_date: 2023-04-24
text: 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.
action_date: 2023-04-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-24
text: Introduced in House