Bill Sponsor
House Bill 4593
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Securing Our Border States Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 21, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 21, 2021
Latest Action
Jul 22, 2021
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
4593
Congress
117
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
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Texas
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Alabama
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California
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Colorado
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Illinois
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Indiana
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Kentucky
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Minnesota
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Mississippi
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New Mexico
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South Carolina
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South Carolina
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Virginia
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Virginia
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Virginia
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Securing Our Border States Act

This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to provide grants to states for building barriers and related infrastructure along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Within 30 days of receiving a certification from a border state that it intends to use such grant funding for constructing a border barrier, Treasury must disburse funds to the state, with the amount based on the number of miles of border in that state that currently does not have a border barrier.

The bill provides $22 billion of funding for this grant program and permanently rescinds $22 billion from funds made available for various assistance programs related to COVID-19.

Text (1)
July 21, 2021
Actions (3)
07/22/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
07/21/2021
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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.
07/21/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Dec 31, 2022 5:05:47 AM