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Short Titles as Introduced

Secure Miles with All Resources and Technology Act

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Official Title as Introduced

To improve border security, and for other purposes.


Actions Overview (1)

Date Actions Overview
07/27/2017Introduced in House

All Actions (5)

Date All Actions
08/29/2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Action By: Committee on Homeland Security
07/28/2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Action By: Committee on Energy and Commerce
07/27/2017Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Action By: House of Representatives
07/27/2017Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Action By: House of Representatives
07/27/2017Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

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Committees (2)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Homeland Security07/27/2017 Referred to
House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security08/29/2017 Referred to
House Energy and Commerce07/27/2017 Referred to
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology07/28/2017 Referred to

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Introduced in House (07/27/2017)

Secure Miles with All Resources and Technology Act

This bill amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to deploy the most practical and effective technology available (such as radar, tunnel detection technology, unmanned aerial vehicles, and sensors) to achieve situational awareness and operational control along the U.S. border.

DHS shall submit to Congress a comprehensive southern border strategy, which shall include: (1) a list of known physical barriers, technologies, tools, and other devices to achieve situational awareness and operational control of the border and their related cost estimates; and (2) information from federal, state, local, and private sources.

DHS shall begin eradicating the carrizo cane plant and salt cedar along the Rio Grande River.

The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended to establish Operation Stonegarden in DHS to provide border security grants to law enforcement agencies: (1) in a state bordering Canada or Mexico or a maritime border state or territory, and (2) involved in an ongoing U.S. Customs and Border Protection operation coordinated through a sector office.

DHS shall establish a two-year grant program to improve emergency communications in the southern border region for individuals who: (1) reside or work in a southern border state, and (2) are at greater risk of violence due to border proximity and a lack of residential or business cellular and LTE network service. Such grants may be used to purchase satellite telephone communications systems and services that provide access to 9-1-1 service and that are equipped with Global Positioning System receivers.