US HB5849 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-01 - 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]
Status: Introduced on February 11 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-01 - 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
Directs the Department of Homeland Security to establish a new unit—a Border Enforcement Security Task Force unit—to investigate transnational criminal organization arms smuggling across the international border between the United States and Mexico. The purposes of the new unit include, among other things, reducing arms smuggling from the United States to Mexico.
Title
Illicit Arms Trafficking Security Enforcement Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-01 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations. |
| 2020-02-11 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. |
| 2020-02-11 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Firearms and explosives
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mexico
Smuggling and trafficking
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Firearms and explosives
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mexico
Smuggling and trafficking
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5849/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5849/BILLS-116hr5849ih.pdf |
