Border Law Enforcement Relief Act of 2009

Summary

Border Law Enforcement Relief Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants on a competitive basis to eligible law enforcement agencies to assist such agencies in addressing border-related criminal activity within their jurisdictions. Defines "eligible law enforcement agency" as a tribal, state, or local law enforcement agency located or performing duties in a county that is within 100 miles of the Mexican or Canadian border or a county that has been designated by the Attorney General as a high impact area.

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Timeline

1. 28 January 2009

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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2. 28 January 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 28 January 2009 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 28 January 2009

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 28 January 2009

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 28 January 2009

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Sponsors

• Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Border Law Enforcement Anti-Drug Trafficking Act of 2009