Guard the Border Act

Bill: 117-hr-1935
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Murphy, Gregory [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-16
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Civil disturbances

Congressional oversight

District of Columbia

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Government studies and investigations

Latin America

Mexico

Military civil functions

National Guard and reserves

Subversive activities

U.S. Capitol
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Guard the Border Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to reassign 95% of National Guard members deployed to the National Capital Region on or after January 6, 2021, in response to the attacks on the U.S. Capitol building and grounds. Specifically, DOD must reassign such members to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection in (1) securing the southern land border of the country, and (2) management and care for migrants at the border.</p> <p>DOD must report on the results of a study assessing the effects of such reassignment.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1935 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 2021 Mr. Murphy of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. Biggs ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to reassign 95 percent of the members of the National Guard deployed to the National Capital Region to the southern land border of the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guard the Border Act . 2. Reassignment of members of the National Guard deployed to the National Capital Region (a) In general Not later than 14 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall reassign 95 percent of covered members to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection in— (1) securing the southern land border of the United States; and (2) management and care for migrants at such border. (b) Study; report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of a study assessing the effects of the reassignment under subsection (a). (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered duty means duty performed— (A) in the National Capital Region; and (B) in support of the mission in response to the attacks on January 6, 2021, on the Capitol Buildings and the United States Capitol Grounds (described in sections 5101 and 5102 of title 40, United States Code). (2) The term covered member means a member of the National Guard deployed to the National Capital Region— (A) on or after January 6, 2021; and (B) to perform covered duty. (3) The term National Capital Region has the meaning given that term in section 2674 of title 10, United States Code.