US SB264 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 29 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibits the use of any federal funds for the design or construction of any levee wall, steel-bollard fence, or other wall within or on a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System; a unit of the National Wilderness Preservation System; a wildlife corridor, as determined by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; or land owned or under the jurisdiction of a state, unless an appropriate authority of that state approves the construction.
Title
A bill to prohibit the construction of certain elements of a physical barrier along the southern border of the United States in Federal wildlife and wilderness areas and on State land.
Sponsors
| Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-29 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
Subjects
Border security and unlawful immigration
Land use and conservation
Latin America
Mexico
Public lands and natural resources
State and local government operations
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Land use and conservation
Latin America
Mexico
Public lands and natural resources
State and local government operations
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/264/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s264/BILLS-116s264is.pdf |
