Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the success of Operation Streamline and the importance of prosecuting first time illegal border crossers.

H. Res. 281 · 114th Congress · May 21, 2015 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that—

(1)

gains made in border security in the Yuma Sector and positive trends in recidivism rates are of critical importance to those living and working in the border region and to the Nation as a whole;

(2)

refusing to prosecute first time illegal border crossers under Operation Streamline will jeopardize border security gains;

(3)

the border security steps that have led to some measure of improvement on the border, such as the historical implementation of Operation Streamline, should be preserved; and

(4)

the executive branch should immediately remove any issued or related prohibition, policy, guidance, or direction to cease prosecuting first time illegal border crossers under Operation Streamline.

Lineage

May 21, 2015viewing Introduced in House Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Olson, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Barletta, and Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the success of Operation Streamline and the importance of prosecuting first time illegal border crossers.

Cite this provision

Incoming references