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113th Congress (2013 - 2014)
H.R.547
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H.R.547
Latest Title: Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2013
Sponsor: Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-3] (introduced 2/6/2013)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2013 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats & Capabilities.
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SUMMARY AS OF:
2/6/2013--Introduced.

Border Security and Responsibility Act 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), the Secretary of Defense (DOD), and the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with tribal, state, and local officials, to submit to Congress a border protection strategy for the international land borders of the United States. Specifies strategy elements.

Amends the the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to revise international land border security provisions, including: (1) eliminating existing southwest border fencing requirements; (2) requiring that border control actions be in accordance with the border strategy required under this Act; and (3) giving priority to the use of remote cameras, sensors, removal of nonnative vegetation, incorporation of natural barriers, additional manpower, unmanned aerial vehicles, or other low impact border enforcement techniques.

Prohibits construction of border fencing, physical barriers, roads, lighting, cameras, sensors, or other tactical infrastructure prior to 90 days after such border strategy's submission to Congress.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of appropriate state and tribal wildlife agencies, to implement a comprehensive monitoring and mitigation plan to address the ecological and environmental impacts of security infrastructure and activities along the international land borders of the United States. Specifies plan requirements.

MAJOR ACTIONS:

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ALL ACTIONS:
2/6/2013:
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 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.
2/6/2013:
Referred to House Homeland Security
2/6/2013:
Referred to House Armed Services
2/28/2013:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats & Capabilities.
2/6/2013:
Referred to House Agriculture
2/25/2013:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
2/6/2013:
Referred to House Natural Resources
2/15/2013:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
2/15/2013:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
2/15/2013:
Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
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COSPONSOR(S):

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AMENDMENT(S):

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