[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5799 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5799


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 22, 2024

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
To designate the checkpoint of the United States Border Patrol located 
   on United States Highway 90 West in Uvalde County, Texas, as the 
            ``James R. Dominguez Border Patrol Checkpoint''.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``James R. Dominguez Memorial Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

     Congress finds the following:
            (1) A native of San Antonio, Texas, Border Patrol Agent 
        James R. Dominguez--
                    (A) proudly and honorably served his country as an 
                agent of the U.S. Border Patrol for more than 12 years;
                    (B) began his service with the U.S. Border Patrol 
                in 2000; and
                    (C) graduated as part of the 434th session of the 
                Border Patrol Academy.
            (2) Agent Dominguez served at the Uvalde Station in the Del 
        Rio Sector.
            (3) On July 19, 2012, Agent Dominguez stopped to clear 
        debris from the roadway that posed risks to road and community 
        safety along Highway 90 near Cline, Texas. While on scene, 
        Agent Dominguez was struck and killed by a passing vehicle.
            (4) Agent Dominguez is survived by his wife and 4 children.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION.

    The checkpoint of the United States Border Patrol located on United 
States Highway 90 West in Uvalde County, Texas, shall be known and 
designated as the ``James R. Dominguez Border Patrol Checkpoint''.

SEC. 4. REFERENCES.

     Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other 
record of the United States to the checkpoint described in section 3 
shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``James R. Dominguez Border 
Patrol Checkpoint''.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2024.

            Attest:

                                             KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

                                                                 Clerk.