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H.R.72 Border Security, Cooperation, and Act Now Drug War Prevention Act of 2013, 113th Congress

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  • Latest Action: Feb 12, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.

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  • Committee Assignment: House Homeland Security - Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism

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  • 90% of users oppose H.R.72

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    90% of users on OpenCongress.org, a free, non-partisan resource, oppose H.R.72.
  • H.R.72 has been viewed 919 times

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    • NumbersUSA

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    Most-commented sections of the bill text

    • (b) Consultation- The Attorney General shall consult with the President upon receipt of a request under subsection (a), and shall grant such request to the extent that providing the requested assistance will not significantly impair the Attorney General’s ability to provide ATF agents for any other State. (1 comments, Link )

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      specifically, this section of the legislation: "(b) Consultation- The Attorney General shall consult with the President upon receipt of a request under subsection (a), and shall grant such request to the extent that providing the requested assistance will not significantly impair the Attorney General’s ability to provide ATF agents for any other State.",
    • The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that no United States Border Patrol agent is precluded from performing patrol duties and apprehending violators of law, except in unusual circumstances where the temporary use of fixed deployment positions is necessary. (1 comments, Link )

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      specifically, this section of the legislation: "The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that no United States Border Patrol agent is precluded from performing patrol duties and apprehending violators of law, except in unusual circumstances where the temporary use of fixed deployment positions is necessary.",
    • (b) Consultation- The Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult with the President upon receipt of a request under subsection (a), and shall grant such request to the extent that providing the requested assistance will not significantly impair the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to provide border security for any other State. (1 comments, Link )

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      specifically, this section of the legislation: "(b) Consultation- The Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult with the President upon receipt of a request under subsection (a), and shall grant such request to the extent that providing the requested assistance will not significantly impair the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to provide border security for any other State.",
    • (b) Consultation- The Attorney General shall consult with the President upon receipt of a request under subsection (a), and shall grant such request to the extent that providing the requested assistance will not significantly impair the Attorney General’s ability to provide DEA agents for any other State. (1 comments, Link )

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      specifically, this section of the legislation: "(b) Consultation- The Attorney General shall consult with the President upon receipt of a request under subsection (a), and shall grant such request to the extent that providing the requested assistance will not significantly impair the Attorney General’s ability to provide DEA agents for any other State.",

    Highest Rated User Comments

    • On January 18, 2013, by molonlabe - We need to end the war on drugs, not escalate it and waste more taxpayer money. The war on drugs has made the Mexican border a dangerous place just like prohibition made Chicago a dangerous place. Why do politicians continue to pursue these failed policies?

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      As noted by molonlabe, a user on OpenCongress.org, on January 18, 2013, "We need to end the war on drugs, not escalate it and waste more taxpayer money. The war on drugs has made the Mexican border a dangerous place just like prohibition made Chicago a dangerous place. Why do politicians continue to pursue these failed policies? "

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    • H.R.72 Border Security, Cooperation, and Act Now Drug War Prevention Act of 2013 - January 04, 2013 by OpenCongress - To provide for emergency deployments of United States Border Patrol agents and to increase the number of DEA and ATF agents along the international border of the United States to increase resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms in

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      As noted by OpenCongress on January 04, 2013, "To provide for emergency deployments of United States Border Patrol agents and to increase the number of DEA and ATF agents along the international border of the United States to increase resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms in" (http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h72/show)
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