H.R. 1922: To provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with access to Federal lands to carry out certain security activities in the Southwest border region, and for other purposes.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-05-13 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-05-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Quayle, Benjamin [R-AZ-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with access to Federal lands to carry out certain security activities in the Southwest border region, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Grants U.S. Customs and Border Protection access to federal lands (excluding state-owned land within federal land boundaries) for security activities, including: (1) routine motorized patrols, and (2) the deployment of temporary tactical infrastructure. Defines "federal lands" as all land, including a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, under the control of any federal department or agency with legal jurisdiction over such land that is located within 150 miles of the Southwest border region.

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Official text

To provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with access to Federal lands to carry out certain security activities in the Southwest border region, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Quayle, Benjamin [R-AZ-3] · 7 cosponsors

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Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), David Schweikert (R-AZ)

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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

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr1922.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr1922 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112