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118th Congress Immigration

H.R. 1542: Mayorkas Must Fly Coach Until We Secure the Border Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Mar 10, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Mar 10, 2023

This bill prohibits any officer or official of the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including the Secretary of DHS, from using any federal executive aircraft until certain conditions relating to the border have been met.

Specifically, the prohibition shall apply until

  • the number of encounters and apprehensions of non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who have unlawfully crossed the border have been reduced to FY2020 numbers;
  • DHS reports to Congress a plan to place 90% of deployed U.S. Border Patrol agents in duties in the field; and
  • DHS reports to Congress a plan to offer resources, including financial support, to local communities and governments.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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History

  1. Mar 10, 2023Introduced in the House by Mónica De La Cruz.
Show the full action history (3 actions)
  1. Mar 13, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
  2. Mar 10, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Mar 10, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.