3.0.0 1448 2022-02-03T06:05:01Z 2022-02-03T06:05:01Z House H HR 2009-03-11 111 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2009-04-27T17:53:51Z hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2009-04-27T17:53:40Z Referred to 2009-03-11T14:03:47Z hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2009-03-20T21:15:16Z Referred to 2009-03-11T14:03:48Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-03-11T14:03:49Z Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009 111 495 HR 2009-03-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS Southern Border Security Task Force Act of 2009 111 1437 HR 2009-08-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS Border Violence Prevention Act of 2009 111 1867 HR 2009-04-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism. Related bill CRS Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009 111 205 S 2009-01-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S312-313) Related bill CRS 2009-04-27 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Committee 2009-04-27 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2009-03-20 hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism. Committee 2009-03-11 Referred to House Foreign Affairs IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2009-03-11 Referred to House Homeland Security IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2009-03-11 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Foreign Affairs, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-11 Referred to House Judiciary IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2009-03-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000568 Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23] CIRO RODRIGUEZ D TX D. 23 N T000466 Rep. Teague, Harry [D-NM-2] Harry Teague D NM 2 2009-03-11 True G000554 Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8] Gabrielle Giffords D AZ 8 2009-03-11 True O000107 Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] SOLOMON ORTIZ D TX P. 27 2009-03-11 True H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2009-03-11 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2009-03-11 True F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2009-03-11 True E000063 Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17] CHET EDWARDS D TX 17 2009-03-11 True G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2009-03-11 True C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 2009-03-11 True R000170 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] SILVESTRE REYES D TX 16 2009-03-11 True B000461 Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] BRIAN BILBRAY R CA P. 50 2009-04-21 False K000360 Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 10 2009-04-21 False Crime and Law Enforcement Arizona Border security and unlawful immigration California Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Drug trafficking and controlled substances Firearms and explosives Foreign aid and international relief Intergovernmental relations International organizations and cooperation Latin America Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Mexico Motor vehicles New Mexico Smuggling and trafficking State and local government operations Texas Violent crime Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2009-03-11 Introduced in House 2009-04-03T20:06:18Z Border Reinforcement and Violence Reduction Act of 2009 - Authorizes and directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to expand resources, make grants, and take other actions to protect U.S. citizens and property and to identify, investigate, and prosecute firearms trafficking and other unlawful activities along the U.S.-Mexican border.

Border Law Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary to make border security grants to local sheriffs' offices and police departments within 25 miles of the southern border of the United States. Allows grant funds to be used to pay for law enforcement operations along the U.S.-Mexican border, the costs of training and equipping law enforcement personnel, transporting illegal aliens to U.S. custody, and building detention facilities.

Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) to dedicate and expand resources for the Project Gunrunner initiative of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to identify, investigate, and prosecute firearms trafficking across the U.S.-Mexican border; and (2) provide ATF agents, equipment, and training to assist Mexican law enforcement officers in combating firearms trafficking and other criminal enterprises.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) dedicate and expand resources for the Operation Armas Cruzadas of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to identify, investigate, and prosecute firearms trafficking, smuggling, and other unlawful activities across the U.S.-Mexican border; and (2) coordinate with other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to develop a comprehensive and strategic plan to inspect vehicles heading into Mexico.

]]> Border Reinforcement and Violence Reduction Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Border Reinforcement and Violence Reduction Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Border Law Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009 Display Title Border Reinforcement and Violence Reduction Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General to increase resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by violent drug trafficking organizations and for other unlawful activities by providing for border security grants to local law enforcement agencies and reinforcing Federal resources on the border, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2009-03-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1448ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1448ih.xml 2009-04-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. 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.