Border Response Resilience Act

Summary

Border Response Resilience Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a plan for responding to irregular increases in migration at the border that present risks to border security. The plan shall include various elements including (1) a list of each agency, component, and office involved; (2) a process for quickly expanding capacity to temporarily process and hold individuals; and (3) a strategy for coordinating with local governments and other entities when DHS releases detained individuals. DHS must also identify metric thresholds for determining when to activate the plan and must activate the plan when such thresholds are satisfied. Furthermore, DHS must notify Congress no later than 14 days after activating the plan.

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Timeline

1. 27 May 2021

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 May 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 27 May 2021 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 May 2021

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 May 2021

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
• Mark Kelly · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
• Maggie Hassan · D · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to → Border Surge Response and Resilience Act