Bill Sponsor
House Bill 796
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Savings Through Security Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 25, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 25, 2019
Latest Action
Mar 5, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
796
Congress
116
Policy Area
Immigration
Immigration
Primary focus of measure is administration of immigration and naturalization matters; immigration enforcement procedures; refugees and asylum policies; travel and residence documentation; foreign labor; benefits for immigrants. Measures concerning smuggling and trafficking of persons may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area. Measures concerning refugees may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Louisiana
Republican
California
Republican
Florida
Republican
Mississippi
Republican
North Carolina
Republican
Oklahoma
Republican
South Carolina
Republican
South Carolina
Republican
South Carolina
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Savings Through Security Act

This bill provides appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security for the procurement and deployment of infrastructure, technology, and manpower to secure the international border between the United States and Mexico.

The bill also requires specified federal agencies to (1) report on costs associated with expenditures on unauthorized aliens, and (2) remit to the Treasury certain savings that are attributable to the funds provided by this bill to secure the international border between the United States and Mexico.

Text (1)
January 25, 2019
Actions (6)
03/05/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
03/01/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
02/13/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
01/28/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
01/25/2019
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Homeland Security, Agriculture, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
01/25/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 2:47:38 PM