118th Congress Immigration
H.R. 1464: EXIT Act of 2023
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Summary
This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take various actions to facilitate the search for and remediation of unlawful border crossing tunnels on private land.
Specifically, DHS may waive federal, state, or local environmental permits and reviews as necessary to search for or remediate such tunnels. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may enter into indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts with two or more sources to facilitate such border tunnel activities. (Indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts provide for an indefinite quantity of services for a fixed time.)
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Cosponsors
- Brian Babin R-TXOriginal
- Dan Crenshaw R-TXOriginal
- Juan Ciscomani R-AZOriginal
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History
- Introduced in the House by Debbie Lesko.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.