[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 103 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 103

To provide Members of Congress lawful access to certain Indian land to 
 assess the security of the international boundary between the United 
 States and Mexico located on that Indian land, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2025

Mr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide Members of Congress lawful access to certain Indian land to 
 assess the security of the international boundary between the United 
 States and Mexico located on that Indian land, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Border Security 
Assessment Act''.

SEC. 2. ACCESS TO INDIAN RESERVATIONS FOR BORDER SECURITY ASSESSMENT.

    (a) In General.--A member of Congress and any Congressional staff 
accompanying that member shall have lawful access to any Indian 
reservation that includes 50 or more contiguous miles of the 
international boundary between the United States and Mexico for the 
purpose of obtaining information for assessing national security, 
public safety, and the security of the international boundary. Such 
lawful access shall extend to any roadways or easements on Indian 
country.
    (b) Definition of Indian Country.--For the purposes of this 
section, the term ``Indian country'' shall have the meaning given that 
term in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code.
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