See the Crisis Act

Bill: 117-hr-3403
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-1]
Introduced: 2021-05-20
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>See the Crisis Act</strong></p> <p>This bill limits international travel by the Vice President until after certain activities are undertaken regarding the southwest border.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of federal funds for the Vice President's travel expenses to travel outside of the United States until the Vice President (1) personally travels to at least one of several specified counties along the border to review the activities of federal agencies responsible for enforcing and implementing immigration laws, and (2) submits a report relating to the situation at the border.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3403 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 20, 2021 Mrs. Hinson (for herself, Mr. Buck , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Murphy of North Carolina , Mr. Hern , Mr. Hice of Georgia , Mrs. Harshbarger , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Cawthorn , Mrs. Boebert , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Jacobs of New York , Ms. Salazar , Mr. Gooden of Texas , Mr. Pfluger , and Ms. Malliotakis ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To limit travel by the Vice President until after certain activities are undertaken with respect to the southwest border, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the See the Crisis Act . 2. Limitation on federal funds for Vice President international travel No Federal funds may be obligated or expended for the travel expenses of the Vice President to travel outside of the United States until on or after the date that each of the following conditions are met: (1) The Vice President personally travels to at least one of the counties listed in section 15732 of title 40, United States Code, to review the activities of the Department of Homeland Security and other Federal agencies responsible for enforcing and implementing immigration laws. (2) The Vice President submits the report described under section 3. 3. Report Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Vice President shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report that includes— (1) a detailed list of the Federal agencies and local supporting law enforcement offices with which the Vice President has met in person on location at a southwest border facility operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or at a Border Patrol Duty Location in the Big Bend Sector Texas, Del Rio Sector Texas, El Centro Sector California, El Paso Sector Texas, Laredo Sector Texas, Rio Grande Valley Sector Texas, San Diego Sector California, Tucson Sector Arizona, or the Yuma Sector Arizona, relating to the current crisis at the southwest border since January 20, 2021; (2) any plans the Vice President has to visit the crisis at the southwest border after the date such report is submitted; and (3) the estimated amount of funds the Vice President or any other Federal agency intends to offer Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Mexico as part of an international aid package relating to the immigration and humanitarian crisis at the southwest border.