S. 2180: Border Zone Reasonableness Restoration Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-07-18 · Immigration · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4952)

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-07-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4952) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Border Zone Reasonableness Restoration Act of 2019

Plain summary

Border Zone Reasonableness Restoration Act of 2019 This bill limits the ability of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct searches and related activities without a warrant. DHS may without warrant board a vehicle for border enforcement purposes within 25 miles of any U.S. border, whereas currently DHS has statutory authority to do so within a reasonable distance of a U.S. border. DHS may exercise such authority in a sector that extends up to 100 miles from a U.S. border upon certifying to Congress the necessity of such an extension. DHS may not establish warrantless vehicle checkpoints beyond 10 miles from a U.S. border. Such checkpoints may not use race, gender, religion, or sex to any degree, except as descriptions of a specific suspect. DHS may without warrant access private lands, but not dwellings, for border enforcement purposes within 10 miles of any U.S. border, whereas currently DHS has statutory authority to do so within 25 miles of a U.S. border. DHS may exercise such authority in a sector that extends up to 25 miles from a U.S. border upon certifying to Congress the necessity of such an extension. An individual harmed by an extension of a maximum distance limitation under this bill may sue in federal district court. DHS authority to conduct various border enforcement activities without warrant must be consistent with the Fourth Amendment.

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Border Zone Reasonableness Restoration Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · 3 cosponsors

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Patty Murray (D-WA), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s2180.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s2180 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116