HR 3943 · 115th Congress · Immigration

Protecting the Property Rights of Border Landowners Act

Introduced 2017-10-04· Sponsored by Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]· 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: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.(2017-10-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Protecting the Property Rights of Border Landowners Act This bill amends the the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as well as the Department of Justice (DOJ), to acquire by purchase or gift any interest in land near an international border deemed essential to guard U.S. boundaries or borders, and (2) prohibit DHS or DOJ from using condemnation authority to acquire land to construct a wall or other physical barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border.…

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Cosponsors (9)

9 Democrats