Guard the Border Act
- Last Action
- 3/16/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-16Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- 2021-03-16Introduced in House
- 2021-03-16Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-16 (00)
Guard the Border Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to reassign 95% of National Guard members deployed to the National Capital Region on or after January 6, 2021, in response to the attacks on the U.S. Capitol building and grounds. Specifically, DOD must reassign such members to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection in (1) securing the southern land border of the country, and (2) management and care for migrants at the border.
DOD must report on the results of a study assessing the effects of such reassignment.
Cosponsors (4)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- Chip Roy (R-TX)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- James Baird (R-IN)
Subjects
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Civil disturbances
- Congressional oversight
- District of Columbia
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government studies and investigations
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Military civil functions
- National Guard and reserves
- Subversive activities
- U.S. Capitol
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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