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S. 750: Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act

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S. 750: Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-17 · Immigration · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 243.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-17 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 243. 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

Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act

Plain summary

Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Department of the Interior to provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel with access to federal lands for security activities, including: (1) routine motorized patrols; and (2) deployment of communications, surveillance, and detection equipment. DHS, Interior, and USDA may provide education and training to CBP personnel on the natural and cultural resources present on individual federal land units. Access authority shall not apply to private or state-owned land within federal land boundaries. The requirements of this section shall terminate four years after the date of enactment of this Act. (Sec. 4) The Government Accountability Office shall submit a report to Congress that includes: an analysis of the actions taken pursuant to this Act, including their impact on border security and on the natural and cultural resources on impacted federal lands; an assessment of the 2006 Memos of Understanding between DHS, USDA, and Interior regarding access to federal and Indian lands for border security activities; a sector-by-sector analysis of the expected impact of applying the requirements of this Act to the entire U.S. land border; and a sector-by-sector analysis of the costs incurred by each Department relating to managing and mitigating for illegal border activity on federal lands, and the impact of illegal traffic on wildlife and on natural, cultural, and historic resources.

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Official text

Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 750, Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act (2015-06-16)

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-s750 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114