Search Results: keywords:"u.s.-canada border"

  • S. 2291 — An Act To establish the Northern Border Coordination Center, and for other purposes.
    Status:Engrossed in Senate
    Words:1,626

    S. 2291 establishes the Northern Border Coordination Center to enhance coordination and security measures along the U.S.-Canada border and the maritime border between Alaska and Russia. The Center will work with various federal, state, tribal, local, and international...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to create a new team that helps make sure the northern border between the U.S. and Canada, and the water border near Alaska and Russia, are safe and secure. This team will work with lots of other people to share information and try out new tools while keeping people's rights and privacy safe.

  • S. 4294 — To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to negotiate with the Government of Canada regarding an agreement for integrated cross border aerial law enforcement operations, and for other purposes.
    Status:Reported to Senate
    Words:2,077

    S. 4294 directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to work with Canada to create a program for enforcing laws from the air along the U.S.-Canada border. The program would involve law enforcement officers from both countries and allow operations within 50 miles of the border....

    Simple Explanation

    This bill wants to create a plan for the U.S. and Canada to work together using planes and drones to keep an eye on the border to ensure it's safe, without using extra money. It also wants to make sure everyone's privacy and rights are protected while doing so.

  • H. R. 7739 — To require the implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols at the northern border of the United States.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:255

    H.R. 7739, also known as the “Remain in Canada Act of 2024,” aims to implement the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) at the northern border between the United States and Canada. This bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to follow a 2019 policy for MPP, originally...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 7739 wants to make some people who are trying to move to the U.S. from Canada wait in Canada while they fix their papers to live in the U.S.

  • H. R. 9481 — To establish the Northern Border Coordination Center, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:518

    H.R. 9481 aims to create the Northern Border Coordination Center within one year of enactment. The Center will serve as a hub for coordination along the U.S.-Canada border, focusing on operations, information sharing, intelligence, and training. It will work with federal,...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 9481 is a plan to set up a new team near the U.S.-Canada border that will help different groups work together on border safety. This team will share information and train people to make sure the border is safe, and they will not take orders from the main Homeland Security boss.