Security First Act
- Last Action
- 4/23/2021
Actions
- 2021-04-23Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- 2021-04-23Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- 2021-02-05Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
- 2021-02-05Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
- 2021-02-04Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
- 2021-02-04Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
- 2021-02-04Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H334)
- 2021-02-04Introduced in House
- 2021-02-04Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-02-04 (00)
Security First Act
This bill provides statutory authorization for the Operation Stonegarden program from FY2022 through FY2025 and contains other provisions related to border security. (Operation Stonegarden provides grants to enhance the border security capabilities of state, local, and tribal governments.)
From FY2022 through FY2025, the money from unreported monetary instruments seized from individuals crossing the U.S.-Mexico border and transferred into the Department of the Treasury general fund shall be made available without further appropriation to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to fund Operation Stonegarden.
DHS shall report to Congress on (1) DHS hiring practices from 2017 to 2020, and (2) whether certain Mexican drug cartels meet the criteria to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations. DHS shall also periodically report to Congress about the technology needed to secure the U.S.-Mexico land border.
Cosponsors (15)
- PETE SESSIONS (R-TX)
- Troy Nehls (R-TX)
- Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
- Stephanie Bice (R-OK)
- Yvette Herrell (R-NM)
- Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
- Tracey Mann (R-KS)
- Kelly Armstrong (R-ND)
- Jim Banks (R-IN)
- Kevin Hern (R-OK)
- Ashley Hinson (R-IA)
- Randy Feenstra (R-IA)
- Pete Stauber (R-MN)
- Jake Ellzey (R-TX)
- Mayra Flores (R-TX)
Subjects
- Arizona
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- California
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee hiring
- Federal-Indian relations
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Human trafficking
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Intergovernmental relations
- Latin America
- Mexico
- New Mexico
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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