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Mayorkas Must Fly Coach Until We Secure the Border Act

Source: Congress.gov · 382 words in original text

What This Bill Does

This bill prevents the Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and officials in his office from using federal executive aircraft (government planes) for official work. Instead, they must fly on commercial aircraft (regular airline planes) until specific border security goals are met.

Who It Affects

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and any officer or official working in the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

Key Provisions

* Secretary Mayorkas and his office officials cannot use federal executive aircraft for official work and must use commercial aircraft instead (Sec. 2) * This restriction remains in effect until Secretary Mayorkas submits to Congress a plan to reduce U.S. Customs and Border Protection encounters and apprehensions of people who unlawfully crossed the border back to fiscal year 2020 numbers (Sec. 2) * The plan must include placing 90 percent of U.S. Border Patrol agents in field duties such as patrol rather than administrative duties like transport, processing, and hospital watch (Sec. 2) * The plan must offer financial support and other resources to local communities and governments, done in consultation with stakeholders (community members and affected parties) (Sec. 2) * The aircraft restriction continues until the border encounter and apprehension numbers actually reach fiscal year 2020 levels (Sec. 2)

What Changes

Secretary Mayorkas and his office officials would be required to purchase commercial airline tickets instead of using government aircraft for official travel.

Important Definitions

None defined in bill text.

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1542 To prohibit Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas from flying on a Federal executive aircraft. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 10, 2023 Ms. DE LA CRUZ (for herself, Ms. GREENE of Georgia, Mr. OGLES, Mr. VAN ORDEN, Mrs. LUNA, and Mr. BIGGS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To prohibit Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas from flying on a Federal executive aircraft. 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 ‘‘Mayorkas Must Fly 4 Coach Until We Secure the Border Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION. 6 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither 7 Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas 8 nor any officer or official of the Office of the Secretary 9 of the Department of Homeland Security may use a Fed- 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:25 Mar 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1542.IH H1542 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1542 IH eral executive aircraft to fly for official work. Secretary 1 Mayorkas and any other such officer or official shall fly 2 commercial aircraft for official work until such time as— 3 (1) Secretary Mayorkas submits to Congress a 4 plan to— 5 (A) reduce to fiscal year 2020 numbers 6 U.S. Customs and Border Protection encoun- 7 ters and apprehensions of aliens who have un- 8 lawfully crossed the border; 9 (B) place 90 percent of U.S. Border Patrol 10 agents deployed, as of the date of the enact- 11 ment of this Act, in the field in duties such as 12 patrol, rather than administrative duties such 13 as transport, processing duties, and hospital 14 watch; and 15 (C) offer financial support and other re- 16 sources support for local communities and gov- 17 ernments, in consultation with stakeholders; 18 and 19 (2) the condition specified in paragraph (1)(A) 20 has been achieved. 21 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:25 Mar 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1542.IH H1542 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS

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