SAFE Border Act
Summary
Securing American Families from Exploitation at the Border Act or the SAFE Border Act This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a temporary grant program to reimburse landowners for loss or damage to property caused by an individual illegally crossing the southern border or to improve the security of such property. Specifically, FEMA may provide grants to landowners who have experienced (or are at risk of experiencing) property theft or damage in areas within 10 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 2, 2023
Last action Feb 8, 2023
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Total actions
4
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Committee
3
Feb 8, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
lower
Feb 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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