US Congress House Bill 3548 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 78-0)
Status: Introduced on July 28 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-03-23 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 471.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Border Security for America Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) achieve situational awareness and operational control of the southern border and develop infrastructure and technology to deter illegal border activity in high traffic areas, (2) deploy additional capabilities to specified border sectors, (3) submit a plan for using independent verification resources for border security technology, (4) establish a National Border Security Advisory Committee, (5) implement the Border Security Deployment Program, (6) establish a biometric exit data system, (7) submit a southern border threat analysis, and (8) begin eradicating the carrizo cane plant and any salt cedar along the Rio Grande River. The bill provides for: (1) U.S. Border Patrol personnel increases and infrastructure improvements, (2) National Guard and Department of Defense border assistance, (3) Tunnel Task Forces to stop border tunnel breaches, and (4) a demonstration to deploy a rapid non-intrusive passenger vehicle inspection system at not fewer than three high-entry land ports along the U.S.-Mexico border. The bill: (1) prohibits federal agency restrictions on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) activities on federal land within 100 miles of the southern border; and (2) requires increases in immigration and law enforcement personnel and agricultural specialists, CBP training and continuing education, and electronic passport screening and biometric matching at airports of entry. The Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 is amended to provide for hiring flexibility. Operation Stonegarden is established as a DHS program to provide border security grants. This bill authorizes DHS to construct new ports of entry along the northern and southern borders.

Border Security for America Act of 2017

Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]	Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]
Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Kevin Brady [R-TX]	Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]
Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]	Rep. John Carter [R-TX]	Rep. Kay Granger [R-TX]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]
Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]
Rep. John Ratcliffe [R-TX]	Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA]	Rep. Ron Estes [R-KS]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]
Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]
Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]	Rep. Jody Arrington [R-TX]	Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]	Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]
Rep. Roger Williams [R-TX]	Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]
Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]	Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]	Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]	Rep. Jim Bridenstine [R-OK]
Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI]	Rep. Trent Kelly [R-MS]	Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]
Rep. Bruce Poliquin [R-ME]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]
Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA]	Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]	Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]
Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]	Rep. Charles Fleischmann [R-TN]	Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI]
Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. James Renacci [R-OH]	Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]
Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]	Rep. Thomas Garrett [R-VA]
Rep. Ralph Abraham [R-LA]	Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]	Rep. Steve Russell [R-OK]
Rep. John Rutherford [R-FL]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]	Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]
Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]	Rep. Keith Rothfus [R-PA]	Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC]	Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]
Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]	Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Sen. Jim Banks [R-IN]
Rep. Matt Gaetz [R-FL]	Rep. Francis Rooney [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-23	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 471.
2018-03-23	House	Committee on Armed Services discharged.
2018-01-10	House	House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than March 23, 2018.
2018-01-10	House	Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
2018-01-10	House	Committee on Transportation discharged.
2018-01-10	House	Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
2018-01-10	House	Committee on Agriculture discharged.
2018-01-10	House	Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
2018-01-10	House	Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
2018-01-10	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-505, Part I.
2017-10-04	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 12.
2017-10-04	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-10-04	House	Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security Discharged.
2017-08-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
2017-08-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
2017-07-31	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2017-07-31	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
2017-07-31	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2017-07-31	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
2017-07-31	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
2017-07-31	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
2017-07-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
2017-07-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
2017-07-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
2017-07-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
2017-07-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
2017-07-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
2017-07-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
2017-07-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
2017-07-28	House	Introduced in House

HB505 (Related) 2017-02-01 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
SB146 (Related) 2018-04-16 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 379.
SB1757 (Related) 2017-09-05 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 208.
HB4760 (Related) 2018-06-21 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HR954 (Similar To) 2018-06-21 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3548/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3548/BILLS-115hr3548ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3548/BILLS-115hr3548rh.pdf