US SB188 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 17 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Allocates funds from certain duties imposed on Chinese goods toward the construction of physical barriers and roads along the southwest border of the United States. Such funds shall be equivalent to 50% of certain duties imposed in response to Chinese actions that violate a trade agreement or impose an unjustifiable restriction on U.S. commerce. The funds shall be available to the Department of Homeland Security for such border construction without further appropriation.
Title
Border, Law Enforcement, Operational Control, and Sovereignty Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-17 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Subjects
Asia
Border security and unlawful immigration
China
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Immigration
Roads and highways
Tariffs
Border security and unlawful immigration
China
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Immigration
Roads and highways
Tariffs
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/188/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s188/BILLS-116s188is.pdf |
