United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1437 (111th)
Southern Border Security Task Force Act of 2009
Introduced
11 March 2009
Last action
19 August 2009 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sponsors
Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28], Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28], Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11], Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31], Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12], Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13], Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19], Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8], Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15], Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22], Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Southern Border Security Task Force Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) establish a Southern Border Security Task Force to coordinate the efforts of federal, state, and local border and law enforcement officials and task forces to protect U.S. border cities and communities from violence associated with drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the international border between the United States and Mexico; and (2) deploy the Task Force along that border in cities and communities most affected by violence.
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Timeline
11 March 2009
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Source: IntroReferral
11 March 2009
Introduced
Referred to House Homeland Security
Source: IntroReferral
11 March 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 March 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 March 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
Source: Committee
19 August 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 11 March 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009
- related to → Border Reinforcement and Violence Reduction Act of 2009
- related to ← Border Violence Prevention Act of 2009
- related to ← Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1437
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1437
- us · 111-hr-1437 · source updated 14 August 2025