3.0.0 643 2022-11-01T17:03:29Z 2022-11-01T17:03:29Z Senate S 2019-03-04 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-03-04T23:18:57Z 2019-03-04 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2019-03-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY N Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Customs enforcement Detention of persons Drug trafficking and controlled substances Government trust funds Higher education Human trafficking Immigration status and procedures Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Specialized courts Travel and tourism User charges and fees Visas and passports Immigration 00 2019-03-04 Introduced in Senate 2019-09-23T20:32:11Z Border Enforcement, Security, And Funding Enhancement Act or the BE SAFE Act

This bill requires each alien granted lawful permanent residence to pay a $2,500 fee before receiving a Permanent Resident Card (commonly referred to as the "Green Card"), in addition to any other required fees. The collected funds shall go into the newly established Border Security Enhancement Fund, and may be used to enforce immigration laws and improve immigration-related processes, including (1) constructing border barriers, (2) carrying out enforcement and removal operations, (3) improving infrastructure at border crossings, and (4) verifying the status of student visa holders.

]]> BE SAFE Act Display Title BE SAFE Act Short Title(s) as Introduced BE SAFE Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Border Enforcement, Security, And Funding Enhancement Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require all new legal permanent residents to pay an additional fee, which shall be used for improving immigration and enhancing the security of the United States border. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s643is/xml/BILLS-116s643is.xml 2019-03-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.