Making appropriations to improve border security, imposing new reporting requirements relating to border security, and enhancing criminal penalties for destroying or evading border controls.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Making appropriations to improve border security, imposing new reporting requirements relating to border security, and enhancing criminal penalties for destroying or evading border controls., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Immigration, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors 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, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H05C5A0B67CDF449A896784B5BB491842: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Fentanyl at the Border Act.
- Section H885DDF5137764F8C960399B889621F54: 2. Funding There is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year...
- Section H8529B945D8C24851A6EEB95FE580F0CF: 3. Reporting requirements Not later than March 31, 2028, the Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall submit a report to Congress that—...
- Section H2A0E4FB3EE2B43F3BFBFE9954C7CD31E: 4. Penalties for hindering immigration, border, and customs controls Chapter 8 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1321 et seq.) is...
- Section H9ECB69C1B0BE4D24823619B44AA93659: 274E. Destroying or evading border controls It shall be unlawful to knowingly and without lawful authorization— destroy or significantly damage any fence,...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Making appropriations to improve border security, imposing new reporting requirements relating to border security, and enhancing criminal penalties for destroying or evading border controls., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Immigration, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, Making appropriations to improve border security, imposing new reporting requirements relating to border security, and enhancing criminal penalties for destroying or evading border controls., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Vasquez (for himself, Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer, and Mr. Sorensen) introduced …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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- "the_commission"
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