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Official title: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish on a monthly basis the number of special interest aliens encountered attempting to unlawfully enter the United States, and for other purposes.
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report every month on non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who attempt to unlawfully enter the United States and who potentially pose a national security risk. DHS must report on (1) the number of individuals, (2) the nationalities or countries of last residence of these individuals, and (3) the location of the encounters.
SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
House floor actionsConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 530. (consideration: CR H2989-2993)
Floor Vote
Passed the House
House floor actionsRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 530 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3944, H.R. 275, H.R. 875 and H. Res. 516. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3944 under a structured rule and H.R. 275, H.R. 875, and H.Res. 516 under a closed rule, with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 3944, H.R. 275, and H.R. 875.
House floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-163.
House committee actionsSubcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Discharged
House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Library of CongressIntroduced in House
House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Introduced
Committee
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What Congress Said
Members who spoke about this bill on the floor, in their own words from the Congressional Record.
Republicans7 spoke
During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the purpose of debate only.
This legislation is a critical step toward enhancing transparency and ensuring the Department of Homeland Security provides accurate and timely reporting to the American people regarding encounters with special interest aliens attempting to illegally enter the United States.
A special interest alien, or SIA, is a non-U.S. person who, based on a DHS analysis of travel patterns, may pose a national security risk to the United States or its interests.
The executive branch needs Members of Congress to perform like my friend and colleague, Ms. Marjorie Taylor Greene, has done by presenting this law. I am a proud original cosponsor.
This bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish monthly reports on the number of special interest aliens attempting to unlawfully enter the U.S., including specifications on the encounter location and the alien's country of origin.
I was unavoidably detained due to illness and was not able to cast my vote on Roll Call No. 183 and 184. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 183 and YEA on Roll Call No. 184.
That was riveting. I thank the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Austin Scott) for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume.
This bill would require Customs and Border Protection to publish sensitive detailed national security information on a monthly basis. This information would give the bad guys around the world real-time updates on DHS operations and targeting.
No, this bill is just Republicans' latest attempt to give the Trump administration another anti-immigrant tool so that they can continue to do the fear-mongering that they know how to do so well.
I rise today to speak on the critical importance of both SNAP and Medicaid, not just to Alabama's Second District but in every congressional district across this country.
H.R. 275, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's tipping off terrorists act, requires DHS to make public information it has long deemed law-enforcement sensitive.
As the Representative of California's 12th Congressional District, representing the East Bay, I rise today in opposition to H. Res. 516. This resolution is a partisan, disproportionate response to the ICE protest in Los Angeles. Republicans are intentionally misleading the public on the scale of the
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