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H.R. 1505: National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act

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H.R. 1505: National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-04-13 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 312.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-04-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 312. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act

Plain summary

National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) from prohibiting or restricting activities on land under their respective jurisdictions by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to achieve operational control over the international land borders of the United States. Grants U.S. Customs and Border Protection access to such lands to conduct the following activities: (1) construction and maintenance of roads and fences; (2) use of patrol vehicles and aircraft; (3) installation, maintenance, and operation of surveillance equipment and sensors; and (4) deployment of temporary tactical infrastructure, including forward operating bases. States that a waiver by the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) of specified laws regarding sections of the international border between the United States and Mexico and between the United States and Canada shall apply to all land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture within 100 miles of the international land borders of the United States with respect to U.S. Customs and Border Protection activities under this Act. States that this Act shall not be construed to restrict legal use (grazing, hunting, or mining) on, or legal access to, land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture. Terminates this Act five years after enactment.

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Official text

National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House amended, Part I)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · 59 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

John R. Carter (R-TX), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), James Lankford (R-OK), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Brett Guthrie (R-KY)

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Jurisdiction
The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr1505 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112