3.0.0 3236 2023-01-11T13:18:28Z 2023-01-11T13:18:28Z House H HR 2009-07-16 111 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2009-07-24T15:15:16Z Referred to 2009-07-16T14:05:40Z 2009-07-24 hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism. Committee 2009-07-16 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2009-07-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-07-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001239 Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] J. Barrett R SC Gresham 3 N Immigration Appropriations Arizona Border security and unlawful immigration California Congressional oversight Latin America Mexico New Mexico Pedestrians and bicycling Texas Immigration 00 2009-07-16 Introduced in House 2009-09-25T17:55:50Z 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 December 31, 2009, on progress made in completing such fencing and on plans for completing it by the deadline.

]]> Complete the Fence Act Display Title Complete the Fence Act Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Complete the Fence Act Introduced in House 2009-07-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3236ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3236ih.xml 2009-07-24 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.