Amendment109th Congress
Amendment requires the Attorney General to establish the United States-Mexico Border Violence Task Force in Laredo, Texas, to combat drug trafficking, violence, and kidnapping along the border between the United States and Mexico and to provide expertise to the law enforcement and homeland security agencies along the border between the United States and Mexico.
- Amendment Number
- 576
- Description
- Amendment requires the Attorney General to establish the United States-Mexico Border Violence Task Force in Laredo, Texas, to combat drug trafficking, violence, and kidnapping along the border between the United States and Mexico and to provide expertise to the law enforcement and homeland security agencies along the border between the United States and Mexico.
- Purpose
- An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 109-236 to authorize appropriations for the newly-structured Border Violence Task Force in Laredo, Texas. The amendment would authorize $10 million per year for the duration of the bill to provide for equipment, personnel, administrative, and technological costs. Additionally, the amendment allows the Attorney General to designate the lead on the Border Violence Task Force that is currently being lead by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
- Congress
- 109
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Sep 28, 2005
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Cuellar amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
- Latest Action Time
- 16:44:31
- Submitted Date
- Sep 28, 2005
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Feb 3, 2022