S. 757: Border Landowner and Lessee Consultation Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-29 · Emergency Management · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Border Landowner and Lessee Consultation Act

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Border Landowner and Lessee Consultation Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to consult with owners or lessors of real property along the southern international border between the United States and Mexico concerning CBP operations that affect their property. The bill establishes in CBP a Private Landowner Ombudsman to assist owners of real property along such border in communicating their needs and interests with respect to CBP operations that affect their property.

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Border Landowner and Lessee Consultation Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] · 0 cosponsors

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s757.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s757 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115