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H.R. 992In committee
PATROL Act
Introduced: Feb 5, 2025
Latest action date: Feb 5, 2025
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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- Congress
- 119th Congress
- Introduced
- Feb 5, 2025
- Recorded roll calls
- 0
Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.
Plain-language overview
What this bill does
Preventing Aliens Through Rivers or Land Act or the PATROL Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Justice (DOJ) from bringing certain civil actions against a state for building a physical structure impacting navigable waters along the U.S. border for security purposes. Specifically, the DOJ is prohibited from bringing an action for (1) the construction of a bridge, causeway, dam, dike, or other structure over or in a port, harbor, or other navigable water of the United States without federal approval; or (2) the creation of any obstruction to the navigable capacity of waters of the United States without federal approval.
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Immigration
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Judiciary Committee
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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
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Introduced in House
IntroReferralLibrary of CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
CommitteeHouse committee actionsReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
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