HR 3239 · 111th Congress · Emergency Management

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to submit a report on the effects of the Merida Initiative on the border security of the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced 2009-07-16· Sponsored by Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]· House

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Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 245.(2010-03-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to report to Congress regarding the Merida Initiative's effects on: (1) border security; (2) border violence; and (3) the illicit flow of arms and bulk cash across the U.S.-Mexico border. Defines "Merida Initiative" as the program announced by the United States and Mexico on October 22, 2007, to fight illicit narcotics trafficking and criminal organizations throughout the Western Hemisphere.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 3239, A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to submit a report on the effects of the Merida Initiative on the border security of the United States, and for other purposes

Nov 23, 2009

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on November 17, 2009</p>

Full CBO report ↗

H.R. 3239, A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to submit a report on the effects of the Merida Initiative on the border security of the United States, and for other purposes

Nov 23, 2009

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on November 17, 2009

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (2)

2 Democrats
Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47]CA
Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37]CA