Operation Stonegarden Authorization Act
- Last Action
- 5/13/2021
Actions
- 2021-05-13Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
- 2021-05-12Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
- 2021-05-12Introduced in House
- 2021-05-12Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-12 (00)
Operation Stonegarden Authorization Act
This bill provides statutory authorization for the Operation Stonegarden grant program within the Department of Homeland Security. Through the program, the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall provide grants for enhancing border security to law enforcement agencies that are (1) in a state with an international land or maritime border, and (2) involved in an active U.S. Customs and Border Protection operation coordinated through the Border Patrol.
Cosponsors (13)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
- Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)
- Carlos Gimenez (R-FL)
- August Pfluger (R-TX)
- Peter Meijer (R-MI)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
- Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR)
- Clay Higgins (R-LA)
- John Katko (R-NY)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX)
- Steven Palazzo (R-MS)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
Subjects
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- State and local government operations
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