Redirecting Resources to the Border Act
- Last Action
- 3/24/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-24Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- 2021-03-23Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
- 2021-03-23Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
- 2021-03-23Introduced in House
- 2021-03-23Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-23 (00)
Redirecting Resources to the Border Act
This bill addresses the relocation of personnel and fencing deployed in the National Capital Region in response to the January 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol building and grounds.
Specifically, the bill requires all fencing installed in response to the attacks to be relocated to the southern land border of the United States.
The Department of Defense must reassign National Guard members who were deployed in response to the attacks to the National Capital Region on or after January 6, 2021, to the southern land border of the United States to assist U.S. Customs and Border patrol.
Cosponsors (13)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX)
- Ann Wagner (R-MO)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
- Bob Good (R-VA)
- Roger Williams (R-TX)
- Bill Posey (R-FL)
- Madison Cawthorn (R-NC)
- Pat Fallon (R-TX)
- Jodey Arrington (R-TX)
- Yvette Herrell (R-NM)
- James Baird (R-IN)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
Subjects
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Civil disturbances
- Crimes against property
- District of Columbia
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Military personnel and dependents
- National Guard and reserves
- Protest and dissent
- Subversive activities
- Terrorism
- U.S. Capitol
- Violent crime
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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