To authorize certain States to take certain actions on certain Federal land to secure an international border of the United States, and for other purposes.
This bill authorizes border states (adjacent to the U.S. northern or southern border) to place movable, temporary structures on federal land near the border for security purposes without needing a special use permit. States must notify the relevant federal agency (e.g., Bureau of Land Management or Forest Service) at least 45 days before placement, and structures can remain for up to one year, with possible 90-day extensions if U.S. Customs and Border Protection determines "operational control" hasn't been achieved. The bill directly affects border states and federal land management agencies by streamlining temporary border security measures on public lands.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
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President
Introduced Feb 29, 2024
Last action Aug 30, 2024
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Aug 30, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Rouzer
RRepublican
Co
Adrian Smith
RRepublican
Co
August Pfluger
RRepublican
Co
Beth Van Duyne
RRepublican
Co
Burgess Owens
RRepublican
Co
Byron Donalds
RRepublican
Co
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
RRepublican
Co
Claudia Tenney
RRepublican
Co
Daniel Meuser
RRepublican
Co
Don Bacon
RRepublican
Co
Elijah Crane
RRepublican
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