To require the Department of Homeland Security to publish various publications and reports regarding the number of aliens seeking entry along the southern border of the United States.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Department of Homeland Security to publish various publications and reports regarding the number of aliens seeking entry along the southern border of the United States., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Government Operations, Environment.
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 ida9f4d3c34c15418fb345af948e0260b4: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Southern Border Transparency Act of 2023.
- Section id3b0eb86b166f4b5a8f04e4f7dd843eb6: 2. Monthly publication of parole at ports of entry Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and monthly thereafter, the Commissioner...
- Section id4e117bc93e564608bbd273684ba00e87: 3. Quarterly report on processing aliens at southern border ports of entry Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly...
- Section idbea1b2bcff0b4d86925746db3cc89e52: 4. Quarterly report on parole requests processed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this...
- Section id7ecafda882fb4faca6a8421b9f933018: 5. Annual report on aliens paroled into the United States Section 602(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C....
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 require the Department of Homeland Security to publish various publications and reports regarding the number of aliens seeking entry along the southern border of the United States., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Government Operations, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To require the Department of Homeland Security to publish various publications and reports regarding the number of aliens seeking entry along the southern border of the United States., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Tuberville, …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
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