HR4872-118

Introduced

To amend the Wilderness Act to authorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct certain activities to secure the international land borders of the United States, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 25, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Wilderness Act to authorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct certain activities to secure the international land borders of the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Transportation, Technology.

Who Benefits and How

immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H840FA89602C2451E9FFF3ADAB88AD39F: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Our Borders and Wilderness Act.
  • Section HD130C12370BE44588ABB41A26D0A3566: 2. U.S. Customs and Border Protection access to wilderness areas Section 4(d) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133) is amended by adding at the end the...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Wilderness Act to authorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct certain activities to secure the international land borders of the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Immigration, Transportation, Technology

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Wilderness Act to authorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct certain activities to secure the international land borders of the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Policy Domains

Immigration Transportation Technology

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 25, 2023

Mr. Johnson of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Moylan, and Mr. …

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Immigration Transportation Technology
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

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