United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 495 (111th)
Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009
Introduced
14 January 2009
Last action
16 March 2009 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sponsors
Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28], Rep. Teague, Harry [D-NM-2], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16], Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) to expand resources for the Project Gunrunner initiative of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to identify, investigate, and prosecute firearms trafficking across the U.S.- Mexico border; and (2) provide ATF agents, equipment, and training to assist Mexican law enforcement officers in combating firearms trafficking and other criminal enterprises.
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Timeline
14 January 2009
Introduced
Referred to House Judiciary
Source: IntroReferral
14 January 2009
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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
14 January 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 January 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 March 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 January 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Teague, Harry [D-NM-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
- · hsfa00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Border Reinforcement and Violence Reduction Act of 2009
- related to ← Southern Border Security Task Force 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/495
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/495
- us · 111-hr-495 · source updated 5 December 2025