Secure America’s Borders First Act

Bill: 118-hr-199
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-2]
Introduced: 2023-01-09
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Defense spending

Europe

Foreign aid and international relief

Latin America

Mexico

Military assistance, sales, and agreements

Ukraine
Latest action: action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Secure America's Borders First Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits using federal funds to provide certain military assistance to Ukraine until a border wall system along the U.S.-Mexico border is completed and operation control of such border is achieved.</p> <p>Specifically, this prohibition shall apply to funds made available to the Department of Defense and funds made available for security assistance or security cooperation. </p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 199 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2023 Mr. Rosendale (for himself and Mrs. Miller of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services , 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 A BILL To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of military or security assistance to Ukraine until operational control of the United States-Mexico border is achieved, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure America’s Borders First Act . 2. Prohibition (a) In general None of the funds described in subsection (b) may be obligated or expended until the date on which— (1) a border wall system along the United States-Mexico border is completed; and (2) operational control, as such term is defined in section 2 of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 ( 8 U.S.C. 1701 note), of such border is achieved. (b) Funds described The funds described in this subsection are the following, with respect to programs, projects, or activities in Ukraine: (1) Amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense for any fiscal year. (2) Amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for security assistance or security cooperation for any fiscal year. (c) Border wall system For purposes of this Act, a border wall system shall include— (1) 30-foot high internally hardened steel-bollard physical barrier; (2) all-weather access and patrol roads; (3) perimeter lighting; and (4) enforcement cameras, sensors, and anti-tunnel detection technology.