HR 399 · 114th Congress · Immigration

Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-01-16· Sponsored by Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 6.(2015-01-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit Border Security Verification Commission (BSVC) and Government Accountability Office reports, at specified intervals, that assess the state of situational awareness and operational control along the northern and southern U.S. borders. Defines "situational awareness" as knowledge and an understanding of current unlawful cross-border activity, the ability to forecast future shifts in such threats and trends, and the operational capability to conduct continuous and integrated surveillance of such borders. Directs DHS to: (1) submit and implement an operational plan to gain and maintain situational awareness and operational control of high traffic areas within two years after enactment of this Act and operational control and situational awareness along the southern land border of the United States within five years; and (2) notify Congress that such objectives have been obtained and maintained, which notification shall be certified by the BSVC. Specifies: (1) additional capabilities to be deployed to the San Diego, El Centro, Yuma, Tucson, El Paso, Big Bend, Del Rio, Lare…

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H.R. 399, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015

Jan 27, 2015

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on January 21, 2015

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans