US Congress House Bill 612 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Pending: House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the Wilderness Act to allow the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct the following activities within a wilderness area for the purpose of securing the international land borders of the United States: access structures, installations, and roads; execute search and rescue operations; use motor vehicles, motorboats, and motorized equipment; conduct patrols on foot and on horseback; use aircraft; deploy tactical infrastructure and technology; or construct and maintain roads and physical barriers. Any such activity shall be carried out in a manner that protects the wilderness character of the area.

Securing Our Borders and Wilderness Act

Rep. Mike Johnson [R-LA]	Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Gary Palmer [R-AL]	Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]
Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Michael Cloud [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
2019-02-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
2019-01-16	House	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
2019-01-16	House	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
2019-01-16	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/612/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr612/BILLS-116hr612ih.pdf