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Introduced
02/07/2017
02/07/2017
In Committee
03/09/2017
03/09/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Protecting Our Border Communities Act of 2017 This bill states that: (1) beginning on January 25, 2017, Executive Order 13767, entitled "Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements," is null and void, shall have no force and effect, and may not be implemented or enforced; and (2) no federal funds may be used to implement or enforce any of the policy changes set forth in such order. Among the order's provisions concerning border security and immigration enforcement along the southern border of the United States are directives concerning physical barriers, detention facilities, additional Border Patrol agents, requirements for reporting on foreign aid to Mexico, and parole and asylum procedures.
AI Summary
This bill, the Protecting Our Border Communities Act of 2017, seeks to nullify Executive Order 13767, which was titled "Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements." The bill states that the executive order is null and void and may not be implemented or enforced. Additionally, the bill prohibits the use of federal funds to implement or enforce any of the policy changes outlined in the executive order, which included directives on physical barriers, detention facilities, additional Border Patrol agents, reporting on foreign aid to Mexico, and parole and asylum procedures along the southern border of the United States.
Committee Categories
Justice, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (32)
Zoe Lofgren (D)*,
Michael Capuano (D),
Judy Chu (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
John Conyers (D),
Joseph Crowley (WFP),
Elijah Cummings (D),
Eliot Engel (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Ruben Gallego (D),
Luis Gutiérrez (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Hakeem Jeffries (D),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
John Lewis (D),
Nita Lowey (D),
Doris Matsui (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Gregory Meeks (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
José Serrano (D),
Marc Veasey (D),
John Yarmuth (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (on 03/09/2017)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/920/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr920/BILLS-115hr920ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr920/BILLS-115hr920ih.pdf.pdf |
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