A bill to strengthen accountability for deployment of border security technology at the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
John McCain
Sponsor. Senator for Arizona. Republican.
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced on October 4, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Harris on Farr Nomination: We Must Do Better”
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Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA, 2017-2021]
on Nov 27, 2018
History
Oct 7, 2015
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
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Jan 12, 2017
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Introduced
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Oct 4, 2017
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Ordered Reported
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Apr 16, 2018
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Reported by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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S. 146 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 146. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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