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December 08, 2004
40,000 new "beds" voted in Intelligence Reform bill
Wednesday, December 08, 2004
Intelligence Reform Bill (9-11 Commission Leg) Passes House
Extremely brief update regarding the intelligence reform legislation (also known as the legislation to implement the 9-11 commission report):
The conference committee has agreed on a single version of the bill. The House is planning to vote on the bill today, Tuesday, Dec. 7. The Senate is planning to vote on the bill tomorrow, Wednesday, Dec. 8. Both houses of Congress must approve before the bill goes to the President for his signature in order for the bill to become law.
Most of the anti-immigrant provisions of Title III of HR 10 were NOT included. However the following provisions ARE in the compromise bill:
increase in the number of Border Patrol agents by 2,000 agents a year for each of the next five years
increase in the number of Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) agents by 800 a year for each of the next five years
increase in the number of beds available for immigration detainees by 40,000!!!!!
The Department of Homeland Security will be required to establish "minimum standards" for birth certificates and driver's licenses -- some have called this the first step toward a national ID card.
Posted by lois at December 8, 2004 01:46 PM