Thread: HR 4987 intro by W. Jones: Fence by Date Certain Act

ALERT - Fence by Date Certain Act would mandate border security!


Representative Walter B. Jones (R-NC) has introduced HR 4987, the Fence by Date Certain Act, legislation that would require construction of a double-layered fence along the U.S.-Mexico border by June 30, 2009.

The bill requires more than 700 miles of fence construction along border locations in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Several high-usage locations would have earlier completion mandates in 2008.

HR 4987 would largely reinstate language that was included in the Secure Fence Act that became law in October 2006. Congress then passed, and the President signed, the Fiscal Year 2008 Omnibus Appropriations bill, which included language that effectively gutted the Secure Fence Act. This bill would remedy the situation.

ACTION NEEDED

Tell your Congressional Representative that Americans demand an effective fence and want it built now.

on it.


thanks.

Does anyone in Congress know the meaning of the word "redundant?"

On it, with the threat, on conservative ready to jump ship because you can't prove to me that you are not liberal.

Legislation > 2007-2008 (110th Congress)
H.R. 4987: Fence By Date Certain Act
To require construction of fencing and security improvements in the border area from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico.

Overview Floor Speeches Other Info

Bill Status
Sponsor: Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]hide cosponsors
Cosponsors [as of 2008-01-27]
Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA]
Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA]
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]
Rep. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
Rep. Virginia Brown-Waite [R-FL]
Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]
Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]
Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]
Rep. John Gingrey [R-GA]
Rep. Virgil Goode [R-VA]
Rep. Samuel Graves [R-MO]
Rep. Peter Hoekstra [R-MI]
Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]
Rep. Peter King [R-NY]
Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]
Rep. Donald Manzullo [R-IL]
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]
Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]
Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]
Rep. Sue Myrick [R-NC]
Rep. Michael Rogers [R-AL]
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]
Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]
Rep. Bill Sali [R-ID]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]
Rep. Thomas Tancredo [R-CO]
Rep. Edward Whitfield [R-KY]
Cosponsorship information sometimes is out of date. Why?
Bill Text: Full Text
Status: Introduced Jan 16, 2008
Scheduled for Debate -
Voted on in House -
Voted on in Senate -
Signed by President -

This bill is in the first step in the legislative process. Introduced bills go first to committees that deliberate, investigate, and revise them before they go to general debate. The majority of bills never make it out of committee. Keep in mind that sometimes the text of one bill is incorporated into another bill, and in those cases the original bill, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned. [Last Updated: Jan 27, 2008]
Last Action: Jan 16, 2008: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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Committee Assignments
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process where the bill is considered in committee and may undergo significant changes in markup sessions. The bill has been referred to the following committees:

House Homeland Security


http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-4987

Good fences make good neighbors.

Homeland Security? Well that tells us what will happen with this bill does it not it?