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Southern Border Transparency Act of 2023

Last Action
9/19/2024

Actions

  • 2024-09-19Held at the desk.
  • 2024-09-19Received in the House.
  • 2024-09-19Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  • 2024-09-17Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6085-6086; text: CR S6086)
  • 2024-09-17Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  • 2024-09-17Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6085)
  • 2024-09-17Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  • 2023-11-01Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • 2023-11-01Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2024-09-17 (55)

Southern Border Transparency Act of 2023

This bill requires various reports on immigration, particularly regarding individuals paroled into the United States.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection must monthly publish details on non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) paroled into the United States at ports of entry or individuals encountered between land ports of entry and subsequently granted parole. The report must include details regarding citizenship, nationality, and demographic information.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services must quarterly publish the number of humanitarian parole petitions received and the number of those granted, disaggregated by nationality.

Quarterly, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must report on individuals encountered or apprehended at the southern U.S. border and within nearby patrol sectors. The report must contain information including citizenship, nationality, demographics, the number receiving fear of persecution screenings, and immigration outcomes. DHS must also annually report on individuals paroled into the United States on humanitarian grounds, including demographics, employment authorizations, and current immigration status.

Cosponsors (20)

  • Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
  • Tom Cotton (R-AR)
  • Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)
  • Susan Collins (R-ME)
  • Bill Hagerty (R-TN)
  • J. Vance (R-OH)
  • Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
  • James Lankford (R-OK)
  • Pete Ricketts (R-NE)
  • Ted Budd (R-NC)
  • Todd Young (R-IN)
  • Steve Daines (R-MT)
  • Mike Lee (R-UT)
  • Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
  • Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
  • Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
  • Roger Marshall (R-KS)
  • John Hoeven (R-ND)
  • John Kennedy (R-LA)
  • Ted Cruz (R-TX)

Subjects

  • Border security and unlawful immigration
  • Congressional oversight
  • Detention of persons
  • Family relationships
  • Government information and archives
  • Immigration status and procedures
  • Internet, web applications, social media
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