119-hr992

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 992 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 992

 To prohibit the Department of Justice from bringing a civil action 
against a State under 

section 9 or 10 of the Act of March 3, 1899, for 
 certain border security measures, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 5, 2025

Mr. Cloud (for himself, Mr. Babin, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr. Crenshaw, 
Mr. Donalds, Mr. Downing, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Evans of Colorado, Ms. Foxx, 
Mr. Gosar, Ms. Mace, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Rouzer, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Schmidt, 
 and Mr. Webster of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
 addition to the Committee on 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

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 A BILL

 To prohibit the Department of Justice from bringing a civil action 
against a State under 

section 9 or 10 of the Act of March 3, 1899, for 
 certain border security measures, 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. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Aliens Through Rivers or 
Land Act'' or the ``PATROL Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CIVIL ACTION FOR CERTAIN BORDER SECURITY 
 MEASURES.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General may not bring or maintain a 
civil action (including an action that is pending on the date of 
enactment of this Act) under 

section 9 or 10 of the Act of March 3, 
1899 (33 U.S.C. 401; 403), against a State for any measure undertaken 
by the State to build, construct, erect, or otherwise install a barrier 
along the international border of the State for the purpose of--

    (1) preventing aliens from entering the State in violation 
 of the immigration laws; or

    (2) protecting the territory of the State.

    (b) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Alien.--The term ``alien'' has the meaning given such 
 term in 

section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
 U.S.C. 1101).

    (2) Barrier.--The term ``barrier'' means any physical 
 structure intended to secure the border, including a wall, 
 fence, or floating buoy.

    (3) Immigration laws.--The term ``immigration laws'' has 
 the meaning given such term in 

section 101 of the Immigration 
 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101).
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