119th Congress Public Lands and Natural Resources
S. 157: CONTAINER Act
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Summary
This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to allow border states to place temporary, movable structures on federal lands adjacent to the U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico borders without a special use authorization.
Border states may place these structures on such lands for the purpose of securing the northern or southern border for a period of not more than one year. Interior and the Forest Service must approve extension requests in 90-day increments if U.S. Customs and Border Protection determines that operational control of the border area has not been achieved.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Bill Cassidy R-LAOriginal
- Kevin Cramer R-NDOriginal
- Ted Cruz R-TXOriginal
- Ted Budd R-NC
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Markwayne Mullin R-OK
- Bernie Moreno R-OH
- Mike Rounds R-SD
- John Hoeven R-ND
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Marsha Blackburn.
Show the full action history (2 actions)
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


