Stop the Biden Caravan Now Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1613 To secure the southern border of the United States against illegal border crossings, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 8, 2021 Mrs. BOEBERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To secure the southern border of the United States against illegal border crossings, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop the Biden Cara- 4 van Now Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. SECURE SOUTHERN BORDER. 6 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec- 7 retary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Sec- 8 retary of Defense, shall— 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:47 Apr 30, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1613.IH H1613 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1613 IH (1) transfer all structures, equipment, per- 1 sonnel, and other barriers used to provide additional 2 security in the District of Columbia from January 3 12 through the date of the enactment of this Act, 4 including what was used for the Inauguration of Joe 5 Biden and Kamala Harris as President and Vice 6 President of the United States, to the southern bor- 7 der of the United States; 8 (2) determine as soon as reasonably feasible 9 where to erect and place the structures, equipment, 10 personnel, and other barriers in order to impede to 11 the greatest extent possible illegal border crossings 12 into the United States; and 13 (3) ensure such structures, equipment, per- 14 sonnel, and other barriers remain intact along the 15 southern border until— 16 (A) a determination is made by the Sec- 17 retary of Homeland Security, in consultation 18 with the Commissioner of the U.S. Customs 19 and Border Protection, that the southern bor- 20 der is secure and illegal border crossings are no 21 longer feasible; and 22 (B) such a determination made pursuant 23 to subparagraph (A) is affirmed by a two-thirds 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:47 Apr 30, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1613.IH H1613 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1613 IH majority vote in the House of Representatives 1 and the Senate. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:47 Apr 30, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1613.IH H1613 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS