Southwest Border Protection Act of 2014

Summary

Southwest Border Protection Act of 2014 - Requires Secretary of Defense (DOD), at the request of a governor of a state that shares a portion of the international border between the United States and Mexico, to order to active duty, and provide for the deployment of, at least 10,000 members of the National Guard to assist the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in achieving operational control of such border. Provides for such deployment to be in addition to the number of National Guard members already deployed along such border as of the enactment of this Act. Requires such a governor-requested deployment to continue until: (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) certifies that the federal government has achieved operational control, or (2) the governor withdraws the request. Exempts National Guard members deployed under this Act from being counted toward any limits on: (1) end strength, or (2) the number of National Guard personnel that may be placed on active duty for operational support.

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Timeline

1. 17 June 2014

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 June 2014

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 June 2014

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 17 June 2014 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 17 June 2014

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 17 June 2014

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 17 June 2014

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Sponsors

• David Schweikert · R · Sponsor
• Louie Gohmert · R · Cosponsor
• Doug Lamborn · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Southerland, Steve II [R-FL-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Doug LaMalfa · R · Cosponsor
• Trent Franks · R · Cosponsor
• Mick Mulvaney · R · Cosponsor
• Billy Long · R · Cosponsor
• Ted Yoho · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Jeff Duncan · R · Cosponsor
• Dennis Ross · R · Cosponsor
• Tom McClintock · R · Cosponsor
• David McKinley · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] · R · Cosponsor
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