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Border Response Resilience Act

USA117th CongressS-1949| Senate 
| Updated: 5/27/2021
Rob Portman

Rob Portman

Republican Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (3)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Mitt Romney (Republican)Mark Kelly (Democratic)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Border Response Resilience Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a plan for responding to irregular increases in migration at the border that present risks to border security. The plan shall include various elements including (1) a list of each agency, component, and office involved; (2) a process for quickly expanding capacity to temporarily process and hold individuals; and (3) a strategy for coordinating with local governments and other entities when DHS releases detained individuals. DHS must also identify metric thresholds for determining when to activate the plan and must activate the plan when such thresholds are satisfied. Furthermore, DHS must notify Congress no later than 14 days after activating the plan.
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Timeline
May 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • May 27, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 27, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2321: Border Surge Response and Resilience Act
Border security and unlawful immigrationCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityDetention of personsEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHuman traffickingImmigrant health and welfareImmigration status and proceduresInfectious and parasitic diseasesLatin AmericaMental healthMexicoNatural disastersPerformance measurementRefugees, asylum, displaced persons

Border Response Resilience Act

USA117th CongressS-1949| Senate 
| Updated: 5/27/2021
Border Response Resilience Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a plan for responding to irregular increases in migration at the border that present risks to border security. The plan shall include various elements including (1) a list of each agency, component, and office involved; (2) a process for quickly expanding capacity to temporarily process and hold individuals; and (3) a strategy for coordinating with local governments and other entities when DHS releases detained individuals. DHS must also identify metric thresholds for determining when to activate the plan and must activate the plan when such thresholds are satisfied. Furthermore, DHS must notify Congress no later than 14 days after activating the plan.
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Timeline
May 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • May 27, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 27, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Rob Portman

Rob Portman

Republican Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (3)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Mitt Romney (Republican)Mark Kelly (Democratic)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2321: Border Surge Response and Resilience Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Border security and unlawful immigrationCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityDetention of personsEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHuman traffickingImmigrant health and welfareImmigration status and proceduresInfectious and parasitic diseasesLatin AmericaMental healthMexicoNatural disastersPerformance measurementRefugees, asylum, displaced persons