S. 3892: Border Death Reduction Act of 2006
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S. 3892: Border Death Reduction Act of 2006
109th Congress · introduced 2006-09-14 · Immigration · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9632)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2006-09-14 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9632) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Border Death Reduction Act of 2006
Plain summary
Border Death Reduction Act of 2006 - Directs the Commissioner of Customs to begin collecting data relevant to deaths occurring at the U.S.-Mexico border, divided by sector, and including: (1) causes, locations, and number of deaths; and (2) demographic characteristics, including the sex and approximate age of those deceased. Directs the Commissioner to report to the Secretary of Homeland Security respecting: (1) annual border deaths; and (2) rescue beacon (as defined by this Act) placement. Directs the Commissioner to deploy additional rescue beacons in all areas recommended in such report. States that any person who commits an alien-smuggling related act and, in the course of such act, abandons an alien in a place not within sight of a paved road or rescue beacon shall be considered to have placed a person's life in jeopardy and subject to fine and/or up to 20 years in prison.
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Border Death Reduction Act of 2006
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN] · 2 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s3892.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>
Record fed-us-cong109-s3892 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109