3.0.0 2180 2022-11-01T13:50:33Z 2022-11-01T13:50:33Z Senate S 2019-07-18 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-07-18T19:43:15Z Border Zone Reasonableness Restoration Act of 2019 116 3852 HR 2019-08-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations. Identical bill CRS 2019-07-18 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4952) IntroReferral 2019-07-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT N M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2019-07-18 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2019-11-19 False D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2020-07-30 False Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Border security and unlawful immigration Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Department of Homeland Security Law enforcement officers Motor vehicles Property rights Immigration 00 2019-07-18 Introduced in Senate 2021-08-13T15:46:48Z Border Zone Reasonableness Restoration Act of 2019

This bill limits the ability of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct searches and related activities without a warrant.

DHS may without warrant board a vehicle for border enforcement purposes within 25 miles of any U.S. border, whereas currently DHS has statutory authority to do so within a reasonable distance of a U.S. border. DHS may exercise such authority in a sector that extends up to 100 miles from a U.S. border upon certifying to Congress the necessity of such an extension.

DHS may not establish warrantless vehicle checkpoints beyond 10 miles from a U.S. border. Such checkpoints may not use race, gender, religion, or sex to any degree, except as descriptions of a specific suspect.

DHS may without warrant access private lands, but not dwellings, for border enforcement purposes within 10 miles of any U.S. border, whereas currently DHS has statutory authority to do so within 25 miles of a U.S. border. DHS may exercise such authority in a sector that extends up to 25 miles from a U.S. border upon certifying to Congress the necessity of such an extension.

An individual harmed by an extension of a maximum distance limitation under this bill may sue in federal district court.

DHS authority to conduct various border enforcement activities without warrant must be consistent with the Fourth Amendment.

]]> Border Zone Reasonableness Restoration Act of 2019 Display Title Border Zone Reasonableness Restoration Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Border Zone Reasonableness Restoration Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide oversight of the border zone in which Federal agents may conduct vehicle checkpoints and stops and enter private land without a warrant, and to make technical corrections. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2180is/xml/BILLS-116s2180is.xml 2019-07-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4952) 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.