US Congress House Bill 4882 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 15-0)
Status: Introduced on June 17 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-17 - Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: House Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Southwest Border Protection Act of 2014 - Requires Secretary of Defense (DOD), at the request of a governor of a state that shares a portion of the international border between the United States and Mexico, to order to active duty, and provide for the deployment of, at least 10,000 members of the National Guard to assist the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in achieving operational control of such border. Provides for such deployment to be in addition to the number of National Guard members already deployed along such border as of the enactment of this Act. Requires such a governor-requested deployment to continue until: (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) certifies that the federal government has achieved operational control, or (2) the governor withdraws the request. Exempts National Guard members deployed under this Act from being counted toward any limits on: (1) end strength, or (2) the number of National Guard personnel that may be placed on active duty for operational support.

Southwest Border Protection Act of 2014

Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]
Rep. Jack Kingston [R-GA]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]
Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]	Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC]	Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]
Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ]	Rep. Steve Southerland [R-FL]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-06-17	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4882/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4882/BILLS-113hr4882ih.pdf