Javier Vega, Jr. Memorial Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3375
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
Introduced: 2017-07-24
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Congressional tributes

Department of Homeland Security

Law enforcement officers

Monuments and memorials

Roads and highways

Texas
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Javier Vega, Jr. Memorial Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill designates the checkpoint of the U.S. Border Patrol located on U.S. Highway 77 North in Sarita, Texas, as the &quot;Javier Vega, Jr. Border Patrol Checkpoint.&quot;</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3375 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 24, 2017 Mr. Vela (for himself, Mr. McCaul , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Ms. McSally , and Mr. Carter of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To designate the checkpoint of the United States Border Patrol located on United States Highway 77 North in Sarita, Texas, as the Javier Vega, Jr. Border Patrol Checkpoint .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Javier Vega, Jr. Memorial Act of 2017 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) A native of La Feria, Texas, Border Patrol Agent Javier Vega, Jr., served his country first a member of the United States Marines Corps and then proudly as a Border Patrol agent in the canine division with his dog, Goldie. (2) Agent Vega was assigned to the Kingsville, Texas, Border Patrol Station as a canine handler and worked primarily at the Sarita Border Patrol Checkpoint. (3) On August 3, 2014, Agent Vega was on a fishing trip with his family near Raymondville, Texas, when two criminal aliens attempted to rob and attack them. (4) Agent Vega was shot and killed while attempting to subdue the assailants and protect his family. (5) Agent Vega is survived by his wife, parents, three sons, brother, sister-in-law, niece, and dog, Goldie. 3. Designation The checkpoint of the United States Border Patrol located on United States Highway 77 North in Sarita, Texas, shall be known and designated as the Javier Vega, Jr. Border Patrol Checkpoint . 4. References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the checkpoint described in section 3 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Javier Vega, Jr. Border Patrol Checkpoint .