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US HR7372

US HR7372
Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act


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Introduced
02/15/2024
In Committee
02/15/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025

Introduced Session

118th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL Making emergency supplemental appropriations to provide defense support to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to suspend the entry of inadmissible aliens, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, the Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act, makes emergency supplemental appropriations to provide defense support to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. It also requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to temporarily suspend the entry of inadmissible aliens at the U.S.-Mexico border. The bill provides significant funding for military personnel, operations and maintenance, procurement, and research and development to aid Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan amid evolving geopolitical situations. It also grants the Secretary of Homeland Security temporary authority to expel inadmissible arriving aliens from the U.S. border with Mexico, with some exceptions to protect individuals from persecution or torture.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (16)

Last Action

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (on 02/15/2024)

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