3.0.0 1867 2023-01-11T13:19:37Z 2023-01-11T13:19:37Z House H HR 2009-04-02 111 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2009-04-17T18:58:17Z Referred to 2009-04-02T13:06:43Z 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 Reinforcement and Violence Reduction Act of 2009 111 1448 HR 2009-04-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. 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 2009-04-17 hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism. Committee 2009-04-02 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2009-04-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-04-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000368 Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ 1 N T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2009-04-02 True C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 2009-05-13 False G000554 Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8] Gabrielle Giffords D AZ 8 2009-05-13 False T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-3] Dina Titus D NV 3 2009-05-13 False T000466 Rep. Teague, Harry [D-NM-2] Harry Teague D NM 2 2009-05-13 False L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 2009-05-13 False T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-21] Paul Tonko D NY 21 2009-05-13 False M001167 Rep. Mitchell, Harry E. [D-AZ-5] Harry Mitchell D AZ E. 5 2009-06-25 False Crime and Law Enforcement Border security and unlawful immigration Department of Homeland Security Federal-Indian relations Firearms and explosives Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Homeland security Infrastructure development Intergovernmental relations Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Motor vehicles State and local government operations Violent crime Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2009-04-02 Introduced in House 2009-06-02T20:23:01Z Border Violence Prevention Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) expand border security operations along the border between the United States and Mexico, including the southbound inspection and investigation of vehicles, to reduce the potential for border violence, enhance border security, and prevent the illicit flow of arms and bulk cash; and (2) coordinate with other relevant federal, state, local, and tribal agencies to carry out such operations in a comprehensive manner.

Includes among actions required by the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP): (1) increasing southbound border security infrastructure and inspection capabilities at ports of entry (2) deploying at least two x-ray mobile inspection units and 10 dual detection canine teams; (3) equipping outbound lanes with license plate readers; and (4) equipping CBP personnel with body armor.

Includes among actions required by the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): (1) hiring and deploying at least 100 additional ICE personnel to be assigned to Border Enforcement Security Taskforce units involved in efforts to reduce southwest border violence; (2) improving existing Taskforce facilities and acquiring new space for Taskforce units; and (3) increasing resources and personnel for Operation Armas Cruzadas.

]]> Border Violence Prevention Act of 2009 Display Title Border Violence Prevention Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To authorize additional resources for the Department of Homeland Security to enhance security activities along the international border with Mexico, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Border Violence Prevention Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-04-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1867ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1867ih.xml 2009-04-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism. 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.