US Congress House Bill 3968 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 29-0)
Status: Introduced on July 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-08-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take various actions to facilitate the search for and remediation of unlawful border crossing tunnels on private land. Specifically, DHS may waive federal, state, or local environmental permits and reviews as necessary to search for or remediate such tunnels. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may enter into indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts with two or more sources to facilitate such border tunnel activities. (Indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts provide for an indefinite quantity of services for a fixed time.)

EXIT Act of 2019 Eradicate Crossing of Illegal Tunnels Act of 2019

Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. Kevin Hern [R-OK]
Rep. Matt Gaetz [R-FL]	Rep. Ron Wright [R-TX]	Rep. Denver Riggleman [R-VA]	Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]
Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]	Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. Dan Crenshaw [R-TX]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]
Rep. Paul Mitchell [R-MI]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. Neal Dunn [R-FL]
Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC]	Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]	Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV]
Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]	Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]
Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]	Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]	Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]	Rep. Jason Smith [R-MO]
Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-08-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
2019-08-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
2019-07-25	House	Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
2019-07-25	House	Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
2019-07-25	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3968/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3968/BILLS-116hr3968ih.pdf