United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5124 (110th)
Reinstatement of the Secure Fence Act of 2008
Introduced
23 January 2008
Last action
14 February 2008 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
Sponsors
Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52], Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26], Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2], Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3], Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6], Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50], Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11], Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1], Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8], Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Reinstatement of the Secure Fence Act of 2008 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to construct at least 700 miles of two-layered, 14-foot reinforced fencing along the southwest border and provide for the installation of additional physical barriers, roads, lighting, cameras, and sensors within six months of enactment of this Act. Prohibits the inclusion of fencing in existence on January 1, 2008, as part of the fencing requirement under this Act.
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Timeline
23 January 2008
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 January 2008
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Source: IntroReferral
23 January 2008
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 February 2008
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 23 January 2008 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5124
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5124
- us · 110-hr-5124 · source updated 14 August 2025