Mayorkas Must Fly Coach Until We Secure the Border Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 10, 2023)
Mayorkas Must Fly Coach Until We Secure the Border Act
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.
What just happenedMar 13, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 10, 2023
- Mar 13, 2023Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee - Mar 10, 2023IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Homeland Security Committee - Mar 10, 2023IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 10, 2023IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House