3.0.0 2712 2017-12-14T23:58:32Z 2017-12-14T23:58:32Z Senate S S 2008-03-05 110 Complete the Fence Act 110 6923 HR 2008-09-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism. Identical bill CRS 2008-03-06 Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 597. Calendars 2008-03-05 Senate Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Calendars 2008-03-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. N G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2008-03-06 False D000407 Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] PETE DOMENICI R NM VICHI 2008-03-06 False D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2008-03-06 False V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2008-03-06 False I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2008-03-06 False S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2008-03-06 False S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL 2008-03-06 False R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2008-03-07 False C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2008-03-10 False Immigration Appropriations Arizona Boundaries California Congress Congressional reporting requirements Construction costs Economics and Public Finance Illegal aliens International Affairs Latin America Mexico Pedestrians Texas Transportation and Public Works Immigration 00 2008-03-05 Introduced in Senate 2008-04-07T21:04:37Z Complete the Fence Act - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to: (1) provide that fencing that does not effectively restrain pedestrian traffic may not be used to meet the requirement that the Secretary of Homeland Security construct reinforced fencing along not less than 700 miles of the southwest U.S. border; (2) require the Secretary to complete construction of such fencing and installation of related equipment by December 31, 2010; and (3) prohibit any amounts appropriated for such fencing from being withheld because of the Secretary's failure to comply fully with consultation requirements regarding its impact on nearby communities and residents.

Requires the Secretary to report to Congress by June 30, 2009, on progress made in completing such fencing and on plans for completing it by the deadline.

]]> Complete the Fence Act Short Titles as Introduced Complete the Fence Act Display Title Complete the Fence Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to complete at least 700 miles of reinforced fencing along the Southwest border by December 31, 2010, and for other purposes. Placed on Calendar Senate 2008-03-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2712pcs/xml/BILLS-110s2712pcs.xml 2008-03-06 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 597. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.