United States · Bill · S
S. 205 (111th)
Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009
Introduced
12 January 2009
Last action
12 January 2009 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S312-313)
Sponsors
Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ], Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
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
12 January 2009
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S312-313)
Source: IntroReferral
12 January 2009
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S312)
Source: IntroReferral
12 January 2009
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 12 January 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] · D · Cosponsor
- · hshm00 · Standing
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Southern Border Security Task Force Act of 2009
- related to → Border Reinforcement and Violence Reduction 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/senate-bill/205
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/205
- us · 111-s-205 · source updated 10 August 2026