H.R. 4828: Border Security for America Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-07-29 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-07-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Border Security for America Act of 2021

Plain summary

Border Security for America Act of 2021 This bill addresses border security and related issues. For example, the bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to resume all activities to construct a border barrier system along the U.S.-Mexico border that were underway or planned prior to January 20, 2021; requires DHS to deploy, in addition to physical barriers, tactical infrastructure and technology to achieve situational awareness and operational control of the southwest border; authorizes U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to carry out a program to acquire innovative commercial items through a competitive selection of proposals; imposes certain requirements for DHS border security technology acquisition programs that have a total expenditure of at least $300 million; requires CBP to implement certain technologies, including a program to establish a biometric exit data system at ports of entry; requires CBP to increase or maintain certain staffing levels for agents, officers, processing coordinators, and other positions; requires CBP to implement a workload staffing model for the U.S. Border Patrol and for CBP's Air and Marine Operations; and provides statutory authority through FY2026 for Operation Stonegarden, a Federal Emergency Management Agency program that provides grants to states and territories involved in certain active CBP border security operations.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Border Security for America Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] · 68 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Steve Scalise (R-LA), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), James Comer (R-KY), Sam Graves (R-MO), Michael Guest (R-MS), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), Kat Cammack (R-FL), August Pfluger (R-TX), Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Brian Babin (R-TX), Tom Emmer (R-MN), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), David Kustoff (R-TN), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Mike Carey (R-OH), Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK), Andy Barr (R-KY), Bryan Steil (R-WI), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Glenn Thompson (R-PA) and 8 more.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr4828.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr4828 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117