US HB48 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

US Congress House Bill 48 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-04 - 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]

Summary

Prohibits using taxpayer funds to build a barrier intended to impede travel between Mexico and the United States, requiring such funds to come from the government of Mexico. It also authorizes the Department of Justice to appoint 100 additional immigration judges. The Department of Homeland Security shall take the actions necessary to ensure that displaced persons receive the needed humanitarian assistance.

Title

Protect American Taxpayers and Secure Border Act

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
2019-01-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
2019-01-03	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
2019-01-03	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
2019-01-03	House	Introduced in House