United States 117th Congress Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HR 4209 — DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense Act

Last action — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 568.

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This bill died with 117th Congress. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense Act This bill authorizes for FY2023 and FY2024 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) activities to identify and remediate illicit cross-border tunnels. CBP shall also develop and report to Congress a strategic plan to guide and improve such operations.

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What changed in the latest version

9 added · 5 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes to HR 4209 include the addition of a reference indicating that the bill was reported in the Senate without amendment and the removal of the notation that it was previously referred in the Senate. This matters because it clarifies the current status of the bill in the legislative process, indicating that it has been reviewed by the Senate but has not been changed from its original form.

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4209 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H.
4209 Reported in Senate (RS)] <DOC> Calendar No.
568 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H.
4209 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 6, 2022 Received;
4209 [Report No.
read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To support remediation of illicit cross-border tunnels, and for other purposes.
117-215] _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 6, 2022 Received;
read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs November 28, 2022 Reported by Mr.
Peters, without amendment _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To support remediation of illicit cross-border tunnels, and for other purposes.
Passed the House of Representatives April 5, 2022.
Calendar No.
Attest:
568 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H.
CHERYL L.
R.
JOHNSON, Clerk.
4209 [Report No.
117-215] _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To support remediation of illicit cross-border tunnels, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________ November 28, 2022 Reported without amendment
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Action History

  1. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-215.

  2. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-215.

  3. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 568.

  4. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  5. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

  6. Mr. Payne moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  7. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4165-4168)

  8. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4209.

  9. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4165)

  10. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4165)

  11. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  12. Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations Discharged.

  13. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  14. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  15. Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.

  16. Introduced in House

  17. Introduced in House

  18. Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Not signed on (546)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 4209 do?
DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense Act This bill authorizes for FY2023 and FY2024 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) activities to identify and remediate illicit cross-border tunnels. CBP shall also develop and report to Congress a strategic plan to guide and improve such operations.
Who sponsors HR 4209?
HR 4209 is sponsored by Pfluger, August (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 4209?
This bill died with 117th Congress. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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