Border Visibility and Security Act
- Last Action
- 5/18/2021
Actions
- 2021-05-18Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- 2021-03-10Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
- 2021-03-09Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
- 2021-03-09Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
- 2021-03-09Introduced in House
- 2021-03-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-09 (00)
Border Visibility and Security Act
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to install surveillance technology and take other actions with respect to the U.S.-Mexico border.
DHS shall deploy the most practical and effective technology available to achieve situational awareness and operational control of the border. Such technology may include radar surveillance systems, tunnel detection technology, and unmanned aerial vehicles.
DHS is authorized to waive legal requirements as necessary in order to implement the necessary surveillance technology along the border.
DHS shall also (1) construct a navigable road along at least 700 miles of the southwest border, (2) permanently eradicate certain foliage that grows along the Rio Grande river, and (3) report to Congress a comprehensive strategy about the barriers and technologies needed to secure operational control along the border.
Drug cartel funds that have been criminally forfeited to the U.S. government shall be reserved for security measures along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Cosponsors (20)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Tom McClintock (R-CA)
- W. Steube (R-FL)
- Michael Cloud (R-TX)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX)
- Mark Green (R-TN)
- David Schweikert (R-AZ)
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
- Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
- PETE SESSIONS (R-TX)
- Jody Hice (R-GA)
- Madison Cawthorn (R-NC)
- Van Taylor (R-TX)
- Michael Burgess (R-TX)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
- Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH)
- Brian Mast (R-FL)
- Matthew Rosendale (R-MT)
Subjects
- Aviation and airports
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Lakes and rivers
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Organized crime
- Pest management
- Photography and imaging
- Roads and highways
- Smuggling and trafficking
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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