Introduced:
Jan 3, 2025
Policy Area:
Immigration
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1
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
7
Subjects
1
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Latest Action
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2025
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<p><strong>Congressional Border Security Assessment Act</strong></p><p>This bill grants Members of Congress and their accompanying staff lawful access to Indian reservations for the purpose of assessing national security, public safety, and the security of the border. Specifically, the bill applies to an Indian reservation that includes 50 or more contiguous miles of the U.S.-Mexico border. </p>
Actions (3)
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Jan 3, 2025
Subjects (7)
Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Federal-Indian relations
Immigration
(Policy Area)
Latin America
Members of Congress
Mexico
Cosponsors (1)
(R-TX)
Jan 13, 2025
Jan 13, 2025
Full Bill Text
Length: 1,895 characters
Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Jan 3, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 6:14 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 103 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 103
To provide Members of Congress lawful access to certain Indian land to
assess the security of the international boundary between the United
States and Mexico located on that Indian land, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Natural Resources
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide Members of Congress lawful access to certain Indian land to
assess the security of the international boundary between the United
States and Mexico located on that Indian land, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 103 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 103
To provide Members of Congress lawful access to certain Indian land to
assess the security of the international boundary between the United
States and Mexico located on that Indian land, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Natural Resources
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide Members of Congress lawful access to certain Indian land to
assess the security of the international boundary between the United
States and Mexico located on that Indian land, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Border Security
Assessment Act''.
SEC. 2.
(a) In General.--A member of Congress and any Congressional staff
accompanying that member shall have lawful access to any Indian
reservation that includes 50 or more contiguous miles of the
international boundary between the United States and Mexico for the
purpose of obtaining information for assessing national security,
public safety, and the security of the international boundary. Such
lawful access shall extend to any roadways or easements on Indian
country.
(b) Definition of Indian Country.--For the purposes of this
section, the term ``Indian country'' shall have the meaning given that
term in
section 1151 of title 18, United States Code.
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