3.0.0 293 2022-11-01T15:17:45Z 2022-11-01T15:17:45Z Senate S 2019-01-31 116 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-01-31T17:28:42Z 2019-01-31 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2019-01-31 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA N C001096 Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Kevin Cramer R ND 2019-02-06 False K000393 Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] John Kennedy R LA Neely 2019-02-13 False Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Homeland Security Drug trafficking and controlled substances Executive agency funding and structure Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises Latin America Mexico Organized crime Public contracts and procurement Smuggling and trafficking Immigration 00 2019-01-31 Introduced in Senate 2019-10-15T16:19:30Z Securing the Border and Making Drug Cartels Pay for it Act

This bill establishes various ways for funding border security enhancements, and increases the government's burden of proof in civil forfeiture cases.

The bill establishes the Secure America Financing Corporation, which shall be authorized to issue Secure America Bonds. The proceeds from such bonds shall be available to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Border Patrol for security measures, including physical barriers, along the southwest border. Such funds may also be used for data analytics that may lead to increased drug seizures near the border.

Forfeited funds related to a felony conviction for a continuing enterprise involved in the intentional distribution of an imported controlled substance shall be used for security measures, including physical barriers, along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The bill also requires the government, when bringing an action for the civil forfeiture of property, to establish its case by clear and convincing evidence, where it is currently only required to meet the lower preponderance of the evidence standard.

Seized property may be released pending trial in certain situations, but the bill establishes that currency or contraband likely to belong to or used to support a foreign illegal trafficking organization shall not be released.

]]> Securing the Border and Making Drug Cartels Pay for it Act Display Title Securing the Border and Making Drug Cartels Pay for it Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Securing the Border and Making Drug Cartels Pay for it Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to enhance border security to reduce drug trafficking and related money laundering. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s293is/xml/BILLS-116s293is.xml 2019-01-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.