US HB3401 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 13-0)
Status: Introduced on November 10 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-12-15 - Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 10 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-12-15 - Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Enhanced Border Security Act - Directs the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a counterinsurgency strategy that: (1) outlines the transnational criminal organizations in Mexico; (2) assesses Mexico's capabilities to counter such organizations; (3) describes such organizations' operations in the United States and at the U.S. and international borders, and presents a plan to combat their operations and financial networks; and (4) utilizes all such information to combat the terrorist insurgency in Mexico. Requires the Secretary and the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury to update such strategy reports quarterly.
Title
Enhanced Border Security Act
Sponsors
Rep. Connie Mack [R-FL] | Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL] | Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R-CA] | Rep. Francisco Canseco [R-TX] |
Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC] | Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO] | Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC] | Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ] |
Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA] | Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC] | Rep. Billy Long [R-MO] | Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX] |
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2011-12-15 | House | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. |
2011-12-15 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
2011-12-07 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. |
2011-11-21 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
2011-11-15 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. |
2011-11-10 | House | Referred to House Judiciary |
2011-11-10 | House | Referred to House Homeland Security |
2011-11-10 | House | Referred to House Foreign Affairs |
2011-11-10 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and the Judiciary, 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. |
Subjects
Accounting and auditing
Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Homeland Security
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Economic development
Firearms and explosives
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Guatemala
Homeland security
Human trafficking
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International affairs
International organizations and cooperation
Latin America
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Mexico
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Rule of law and government transparency
Smuggling and trafficking
Terrorism
Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Homeland Security
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Economic development
Firearms and explosives
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Guatemala
Homeland security
Human trafficking
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International affairs
International organizations and cooperation
Latin America
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Mexico
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Rule of law and government transparency
Smuggling and trafficking
Terrorism
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3401/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3401/BILLS-112hr3401ih.pdf |