Rep. Moore Introduces Bill to Redirect IRS Funds for Border Wall and Agent Bonuses
The Securing our Border Act is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It has been sent to three different House committees for review and is not yet scheduled for a vote. The bill is considered active as it waits for these committees to finish their work.
This bill takes money away from a major program favored by the current administration and faces a divided Congress where such shifts are hard to pass.
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The bill would make it harder for people arriving from Mexico or Canada to stay in the U.S. while waiting for their immigration case. Current law gives authorities discretion to return arrivals from contiguous countries, but this bill makes return or detention mandatory. Combined with increased wall construction and scanning technology, fewer unauthorized crossings would succeed. The immigration court backlog of over 3.5 million cases means people sent back could wait years before their case is heard.
“shall-- ``(i) return the alien to such territory, or to a safe third country (as described in section 208), pending the completion of a proceeding under section 240; or ``(ii) detain the alien for further consideration of an application for asylum”
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
In this op-ed, Sen. Tim Scott outlines the Securing Our Border Act, explaining how it would redirect $15 billion from IRS agent hiring to fund the border wall, narcotics scanning technology, and financial incentives for Border Patrol agents to improve morale and staffing.
Sen. Dan Sullivan co-sponsored the Securing Our Border Act, which seeks to move $15 billion from IRS enforcement to border security. The article highlights the bill's support from the National Border Patrol Council and its focus on wall construction and technology.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Securing our Border Act
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