Expressing support for the designation of May 10, 2019, as "World Lupus Day".
- Last Action
- 5/9/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-04Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
- 2019-01-09Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
- 2019-01-09Introduced in House
- 2019-01-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-09 (00)
This Land Is Our Land Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from constructing, or obligating or expending any funds for the construction of, any new border barriers, including walls or fences, on federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture (USDA) within 100 miles of the international land borders of the United States.
The bill prohibits the President from obligating or expending funds for the construction of any new border barrier, including walls or fences along the border between the United States and Mexico, pursuant to a declaration of a national emergency.
The bill declares that any authorization to exercise, in the name of the United States, the right of eminent domain, shall have no force or effect, to the extent that the purpose is the construction of any new border barriers, including walls or fences, on federal lands under the jurisdiction of Interior or USDA within 100 miles of the international land borders of the United States.
Cosponsors (14)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- Veronica Escobar (D-TX)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Debra Haaland (D-NM)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ)
Subjects
- Appropriations
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Land use and conservation
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Property rights
- War and emergency powers
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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