Finish the Fence Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 2/2/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-02Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
- 2017-01-11Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
- 2017-01-11Introduced in House
- 2017-01-11Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-11 (00)
Finish the Fence Act of 2017
This bill amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 with respect to construction of border fencing and road improvements to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to complete the required 700-mile southwest border fencing by December 31, 2017.
The Secure Fence Act of 2006 is amended to direct DHS, in consultation with state and local officials along the U.S.-Mexico border, to achieve operational control over U.S. international land and maritime borders by December 31, 2017.
Subjects
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Intergovernmental relations
- Latin America
- Mexico
- State and local government operations
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