3.0.0 1236 2023-01-11T13:22:53Z 2023-01-11T13:22:53Z Senate S S 2011-06-20 112 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing Legislative interest 2012-04-03T17:37:00Z ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2011-12-15T19:22:00Z Markup by 2011-12-15T18:59:16Z Referred to 2011-06-20T20:46:16Z Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2011 112 2264 HR 2011-08-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012 112 4119 HR 2012-06-05 Became Public Law No: 112-127. Related bill CRS Related bill House 2012-01-31 17:07:02 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2012-01-31 14:08:49 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2012-01-31 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2012-01-30 Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S172-173; text: CR S172-173) Floor 2012-01-30 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S172-173; text: CR S172-173) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2011-12-15 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 260. Calendars 2011-12-15 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report. Committee 2011-12-15 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-12-15 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2011-06-20 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3932-3933) IntroReferral 2011-06-20 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3931-3932) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-06-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N K000352 Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Jon Kyl R AZ Llewellyn 2011-06-20 True L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2011-06-20 True M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2011-06-20 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2011-06-23 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2011-12-12 False H.R.4119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/4119 Crime and Law Enforcement Arizona Border security and unlawful immigration California Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Human trafficking Latin America Mexico New Mexico Smuggling and trafficking Texas Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2011-06-20 Introduced in Senate 2012-04-04T18:58:09Z Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) subject anyone who attempts or conspires to construct or finance construction of an unauthorized tunnel or subterranean passage that crosses the international border between the United States and another country, to use such a tunnel for smuggling, or to disregard such construction or use, to the penalties prescribed for someone who commits such an offense; (2) make such a border tunnel offense a predicate offense for a money laundering violation and for authorization for interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications; and (3) provide for the criminal forfeiture of proceeds of such an offense and the seizure and forfeiture of merchandise introduced into the United States through such a tunnel.

Encourages the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to annually provide each known nongovernmental owner and tenant of land located in a national security zone with a written notification that describes federal laws related to the construction of illegal border tunnels and the procedures for reporting violations of such laws to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Defines: (1) "national security zone" as any Southwest Border land designated by the Secretary as being at a high risk for border tunnel activity; and (2) "Southwest Border land" as all parcels of real property in the United States that are located within one mile of the U.S.-Mexico international border and that are not owned by a federal, state, tribal, or local government entity.

Requires the Secretary to submit an annual report describing: (1) cross border tunnels discovered in Southwest Border land; and (2) DHS needs to effectively prevent, investigate, and prosecute border tunnel construction on such land.

]]> 80 2011-12-15 Reported to Senate without amendment 2012-04-04T19:00:57Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) subject anyone who attempts or conspires to construct or finance construction of an unauthorized tunnel or subterranean passage that crosses the international border between the United States and another country, to use such a tunnel for smuggling, or to disregard such construction or use, to the penalties prescribed for someone who commits such an offense; (2) make such a border tunnel offense a predicate offense for a money laundering violation and for authorization for interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications; and (3) provide for the criminal forfeiture of proceeds of such an offense and the seizure and forfeiture of merchandise introduced into the United States through such a tunnel.

Encourages the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to annually provide each known nongovernmental owner and tenant of land located in a national security zone with a written notification that describes federal laws related to the construction of illegal border tunnels and the procedures for reporting violations of such laws to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Defines: (1) "national security zone" as any Southwest Border land designated by the Secretary as being at a high risk for border tunnel activity; and (2) "Southwest Border land" as all parcels of real property in the United States that are located within one mile of the U.S.-Mexico international border and that are not owned by a federal, state, tribal, or local government entity.

Requires the Secretary to submit an annual report describing: (1) cross border tunnels discovered in Southwest Border land; and (2) DHS needs to effectively prevent, investigate, and prosecute border tunnel construction on such land.

]]> 82 2012-01-30 Passed Senate without amendment 2012-04-04T19:02:34Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here

Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) subject anyone who attempts or conspires to construct or finance construction of an unauthorized tunnel or subterranean passage that crosses the international border between the United States and another country, to use such a tunnel for smuggling, or to disregard such construction or use, to the penalties prescribed for someone who commits such an offense; (2) make such a border tunnel offense a predicate offense for a money laundering violation and for authorization for interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications; and (3) provide for the criminal forfeiture of proceeds of such an offense and the seizure and forfeiture of merchandise introduced into the United States through such a tunnel.

Encourages the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to annually provide each known nongovernmental owner and tenant of land located in a national security zone with a written notification that describes federal laws related to the construction of illegal border tunnels and the procedures for reporting violations of such laws to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Defines: (1) "national security zone" as any Southwest Border land designated by the Secretary as being at a high risk for border tunnel activity; and (2) "Southwest Border land" as all parcels of real property in the United States that are located within one mile of the U.S.-Mexico international border and that are not owned by a federal, state, tribal, or local government entity.

Requires the Secretary to submit an annual report describing: (1) cross border tunnels discovered in Southwest Border land; and (2) DHS needs to effectively prevent, investigate, and prosecute border tunnel construction on such land.

]]> Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2011 Display Title Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reduce the trafficking of drugs and to prevent human smuggling across the Southwest Border by deterring the construction and use of border tunnels. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2011 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2011 S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2011 S Senate Engrossed in Senate 2012-01-30T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1236es/xml/BILLS-112s1236es.xml Reported to Senate 2011-12-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1236rs/xml/BILLS-112s1236rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2011-06-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1236is/xml/BILLS-112s1236is.xml 2012-01-31 Held at the desk. 17:07:02 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.