3.0.0 1921 2019-11-15T21:13:09Z 2019-11-15T21:13:10Z House H HR 2011-05-13 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. POMPEO:H.R. 1921.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 of Article 1, Section 8, which grants Congresswith the authority to provide for the common defense andgeneral welfare of the United States and Clause 18 of Article1, Section 8, which allows the authority to make laws deemednecessary and proper.[Page H3303]]]> hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2011-06-02T17:35:33Z Referred to 2011-05-13T13:01:30Z 2011-06-02 hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. Committee 2011-05-13 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2011-05-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-05-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000602 Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4] Mike Pompeo R KS 4 N B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2011-07-12 False L000576 Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] Billy Long R MO 7 2011-07-12 False Immigration Arizona Border security and unlawful immigration California Canada Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Latin America Mexico New Mexico Smuggling and trafficking Texas Immigration 00 2011-05-13 Introduced in House 2011-06-08T16:35:51Z Build the Fence Now Act of 2011 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) construct two layers of reinforced fencing along the entire international land border between the United States and Mexico; (2) provide for the installation of additional physical barriers, roads, lighting, cameras, radars, and sensors along the entire length of the international border between the United States and Mexico and the United States and Canada; and (3) complete such work within two years along the U.S.-Mexico border and within five years along the U.S.-Canada border.

Increases the FY2012 budget of the Tunnel Task Force (a joint Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE], Customs and Border Patrol [CBP], and Drug Enforcement Administration [DEA] force tasked to pinpoint smuggling tunnels) by 100% above the FY2007 budget.

Directs the Secretary to implement a program to fully integrate and utilize aerial surveillance technologies, including unmanned aerial vehicles, to enhance the security of the international borders between the United States and Mexico and the United States and Canada.

]]> Build the Fence Now Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Build the Fence Now Act of 2011 Display Title Build the Fence Now Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To provide for certain enhanced border security measures, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-05-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1921ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1921ih.xml 2011-06-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. 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.