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H.R. 4083 (109th)

Border Security Improvement Act

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Introduced

19 October 2005

Last action

19 October 2005 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

Sponsors

Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-45], Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11], Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5], Mike Rogers, Virginia Foxx, Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3], WALTER JONES, Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5], Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6], Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-10], Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9], Rep. Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4], Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1], Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], SAM JOHNSON, JOHN CULBERSON, Ted Poe, John Carter, DANA ROHRABACHER, Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19], Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8], Pete Sessions, Steve King, Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3], Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3], Tom Price, Trent Franks, Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48], Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Kenny Marchant, Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-31], Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6], Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2], Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4], Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50]

Subjects

Immigration

Source updated

15 August 2025

Immigration

Summary

Border Security Improvement Act - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to: (1) make the Secretary of Homeland Security rather than the Attorney General responsible for border barrier improvements; and (2) direct the Secretary to provide for construction of a fence along the entire U.S. southern border.

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Timeline

  1. 19 October 2005

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 19 October 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 19 October 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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Introduced in House (text)

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