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Main Subject: Immigration

Border Reinforcement Act of 2023

This bill requires certain actions related to border security and addresses related issues.

For example, the bill

requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to resume all activities related to constructing a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border that were underway or planned prior to January 20, 2021;
requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to submit a strategic five-year technology investment plan to Congress;
requires CBP to maintain an active duty presence of at least 22,000 full-time equivalent Border Patrol agents by September 30, 2025;
provides statutory authorization for Operation Stonegarden, a program which provides grants to law enforcement agencies involved with certain CBP operations;
prohibits DHS from processing the entry of non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) arriving in between ports of entry;
prohibits the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from accepting as proof of identification certain documents, such as a warrant issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or an employment authorization issued by DHS;
prohibits DHS from issuing any COVID-19 vaccine mandate unless expressly authorized by Congress or taking any adverse action against an employee based solely on the employee's refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccine;
limits the use of the CBP One mobile application or a similar program to only for inspecting perishable cargo; and
requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report to Congress on the costs incurred by states in support of the federal mission to secure the southwest border and the feasibility of reimbursing states for such costs.

HR1703-118, HR2557-118, S918-118, HR2-118, S2824-118, HR5525-118, S1857-118,

House floor actions Actions

Calendars
May. 05 2023	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 29.

Discharge
May. 05 2023	Committee on the Judiciary discharged. Committee on Ways and Means discharged.

Committee
May. 05 2023	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 118-45, Part I.

IntroReferral

Apr. 24
2023

Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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.

Library of Congress Actions

Committee
May. 05 2023	Committee on the Judiciary discharged. Committee on Ways and Means discharged. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 118-45, Part I.

IntroReferral
Apr. 24 2023	Introduced in House Introduced in House

House committee actions Actions

Committee
Apr. 27 2023	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr. 26 2023	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

House bill HR2794-118

Border Reinforcement Act of 2023

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