H.R. 1299: Secure Border Act of 2012

112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-31 · Immigration · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-31 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Secure Border Act of 2012

Plain summary

Secure Border Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strategy for gaining, within five years, operational control of the international borders between U.S. ports of entry. Requires such strategy to include an analysis of: (1) staffing requirements; (2) infrastructure needs; (3) the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, camera technology, sensors, and other innovative technology; (4) cooperative agreements with international, state, local, tribal, and other federal law enforcement agencies; (5) other means designed to respond to unlawful cross-border activity and to reduce the level of violence; (6) a schedule for implementing security measures; (7) a plan for major surveillance and detection technology programs; and (8) the recommendations made in the Government Accountability Office (GAO) report "Enhanced DHS Oversight and Assessment of Interagency Coordination is Needed for the Northern Border." Directs the Secretary to develop metrics to measure security effectiveness at ports of entry which shall consider: (1) the number of infractions related to personnel and cargo committed by major violators; (2) the required number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers, Agricultural Specialists, and Canine Enforcement Officers necessary to achieve operational control; (3) infrastructure improvements; (4) resource deployment; and (5) the recommendations made in such GAO report. Sets forth reporting requirements.

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Secure Border Act of 2012

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] · 32 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Tim Scott (R-SC), Todd Young (R-IN), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr1299.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr1299 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112