3.0.0 4034 2023-01-11T13:29:23Z 2023-01-11T13:29:23Z House HR 2015-11-17 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 169 (Tuesday, November 17, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FLEMING:H.R. 4034.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4,which states ``The Congress shall have Power to establish auniform Rule of Naturalization,'' and Article 4, Section 3,Clause 2, which states ``The Congress shall have Power todispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulationsrespecting the Territory or other Property belonging to theUnited States.''[Page H8280]]]> hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2015-11-30T14:39:44Z Referred to 2015-11-17T15:02:05Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2015-11-23T21:38:31Z Referred to 2015-11-17T15:02:10Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-11-17T15:02:15Z Finish the Fence Act of 2016 114 4391 HR 2016-01-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. Related bill CRS 2015-11-30 hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. Committee 2015-11-23 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2015-11-17 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2015-11-17 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2015-11-17 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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 2015-11-17 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2015-11-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-11-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000456 Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] John Fleming R LA 4 N G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2016-06-28 False K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] Steve King R IA 4 2016-07-11 False S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2016-07-11 False B001290 Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7] Dave Brat R VA 7 2016-07-11 False B001274 Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] Mo Brooks R AL 5 2016-07-18 False Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Drug trafficking and controlled substances Land use and conservation Latin America Law enforcement administration and funding Mexico Roads and highways Smuggling and trafficking Terrorism Immigration 00 2015-11-17 Introduced in House 2016-03-30T22:07:36Z Secure Fence Restoration Act of 2015

This bill amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 with respect to construction of border fencing and road improvements to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to complete the required 700-mile southwest border fencing and priority-area fencing by December 31, 2017.

The Secure Fence Act of 2006 is amended to direct DHS, in consultation with state and local officials along the U.S.-Mexico border, to achieve operational control over U.S. international land and maritime borders by December 31, 2017.

National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act

Neither the Department of the Interior nor the Department of Agriculture may prohibit or restrict U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) activities on federal land under their respective jurisdictions within 100 miles of an international land border to:

  • execute search and rescue operations; and
  • prevent unlawful entries into the United States, including entries by terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, narcotics, and other contraband through such border.

CBP shall have access to such lands to conduct: (1) road and barrier construction and maintenance, (2) vehicular patrols, (3) surveillance activities, and (4) deployment of temporary tactical infrastructure.

]]> Secure Fence Restoration Act of 2015 Display Title Secure Fence Restoration Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To require fencing along and operational control of the southwest border, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Secure Fence Restoration Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act Introduced in House 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4034ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4034ih.xml 2015-11-30 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.