Stop the Biden Caravan Now Act

Bill: 117-hr-1613
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-08
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Congressional oversight

District of Columbia

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Stop the Biden Caravan Now Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to transfer all equipment and personnel used to provide additional security in the District of Columbia since January 12, 2021, to the southern U.S. border. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1613 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 8, 2021 Mrs. Boebert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To secure the southern border of the United States against illegal border crossings, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop the Biden Caravan Now Act . 2. Secure southern border Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall— (1) transfer all structures, equipment, personnel, and other barriers used to provide additional security in the District of Columbia from January 12 through the date of the enactment of this Act, including what was used for the Inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as President and Vice President of the United States, to the southern border of the United States; (2) determine as soon as reasonably feasible where to erect and place the structures, equipment, personnel, and other barriers in order to impede to the greatest extent possible illegal border crossings into the United States; and (3) ensure such structures, equipment, personnel, and other barriers remain intact along the southern border until— (A) a determination is made by the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, that the southern border is secure and illegal border crossings are no longer feasible; and (B) such a determination made pursuant to subparagraph (A) is affirmed by a two-thirds majority vote in the House of Representatives and the Senate.