Guard the Border Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to reassign 95% of National Guard members deployed to the National Capital Region on or after January 6, 2021, in response to the attacks on the U.S. Capitol building and grounds. Specifically, DOD must reassign such members to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection in (1) securing the southern land border of the country, and (2) management and care for migrants at the border. DOD must report on the results of a study assessing the effects of such reassignment.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Forces and National Security
Border security and unlawful immigrationCivil disturbancesCongressional oversightDistrict of ColumbiaGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment studies and investigationsLatin AmericaMexicoMilitary civil functionsNational Guard and reservesSubversive activitiesU.S. Capitol
Guard the Border Act
USA117th CongressHR-1935| House
| Updated: 3/16/2021
Guard the Border Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to reassign 95% of National Guard members deployed to the National Capital Region on or after January 6, 2021, in response to the attacks on the U.S. Capitol building and grounds. Specifically, DOD must reassign such members to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection in (1) securing the southern land border of the country, and (2) management and care for migrants at the border. DOD must report on the results of a study assessing the effects of such reassignment.
Border security and unlawful immigrationCivil disturbancesCongressional oversightDistrict of ColumbiaGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment studies and investigationsLatin AmericaMexicoMilitary civil functionsNational Guard and reservesSubversive activitiesU.S. Capitol