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H.R. 8891 (93rd)

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Attorney General to employ additional personnel to patrol the land borders of the United States, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

21 June 1973

Last action

21 June 1973 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Rep. Ketchum, William M. [R-CA-18]

Subjects

Immigration

Source updated

1 August 2024

Immigration

Summary

Requires the Attorney General under the Immigration and Nationality Act to employ additional personnel to patrol the land borders of the United States. Directs the Attorney General to conduct a full and complete investigation and study of (1) the feasibility of establishing a system for the issuance of machine readable cards to aliens entering the United States and (2) the feasibility of utilizing the most current available technology in electronic sensing devises for use by the border patrol force.

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Timeline

  1. 21 June 1973

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 21 June 1973

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 21 June 1973

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

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