US HB6280 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: Introduced on August 2 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-08-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on August 2 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-08-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
United States-Mexico Cross-Border Security Act of 2012 - Directs the President, through the National Security Council Interagency Group, to develop a Whole-of-Government Plan in coordination with the government of Mexico to combat Mexican-based transnational criminal organizations. Establishes the National Security Council Interagency Group composed of representatives at the Deputy Secretary level from the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Defense (DOD), and the National Security Council (NSC).
Title
United States-Mexico Cross-Border Security Act of 2012
Sponsors
| Rep. Connie Mack [R-FL] | Rep. Ron Barber [D-AZ] | Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL] | Rep. Francisco Canseco [R-TX] |
| Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX] | Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC] | Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX] | Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-15 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. |
| 2012-08-14 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| 2012-08-02 | House | Referred to House Judiciary |
| 2012-08-02 | House | Referred to House Homeland Security |
| 2012-08-02 | House | Referred to House Foreign Affairs |
| 2012-08-02 | 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
Arizona
Border security and unlawful immigration
California
Congressional oversight
Customs enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Economic development
Executive agency funding and structure
Firearms and explosives
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Guatemala
Human rights
Human trafficking
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International affairs
International organizations and cooperation
Latin America
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Mexico
New Mexico
Organized crime
Rule of law and government transparency
Smuggling and trafficking
Texas
Violent crime
Border security and unlawful immigration
California
Congressional oversight
Customs enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Economic development
Executive agency funding and structure
Firearms and explosives
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Guatemala
Human rights
Human trafficking
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International affairs
International organizations and cooperation
Latin America
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Mexico
New Mexico
Organized crime
Rule of law and government transparency
Smuggling and trafficking
Texas
Violent crime
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6280/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6280/BILLS-112hr6280ih.pdf |
