Rescinding DHS' Waiver Authority for Border Wall Act
This bill rescinds the authority of the Department of Homeland Security to waive legal requirements in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads in the vicinity of the U.S. border.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4848 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4848
To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility
Act of 1996 to repeal certain waiver authority relating to the
construction of new border barriers, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 29, 2021
Miss Rice of New York (for herself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms.
Barragan, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Cuellar, and Ms. Norton)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Homeland Security
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A BILL
To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility
Act of 1996 to repeal certain waiver authority relating to the
construction of new border barriers, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rescinding DHS' Waiver Authority for
Border Wall Act''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BORDER
BARRIERS.
Section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104-208; 8 U.S.C.
1103 note) is amended by striking subsection (c).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
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