# 115-hr-3943: Protecting the Property Rights of Border Landowners Act

115-hr-3943, Protecting the Property Rights of Border Landowners Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3943
- Congress: 115
- Title: Protecting the Property Rights of Border Landowners Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
- Introduced: 2017-10-04
- Sponsor: Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protecting the Property Rights of Border Landowners Act This bill amends the the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as well as the Department of Justice (DOJ), to acquire by purchase or gift any interest in land near an international border deemed essential to guard U.S. boundaries or borders, and (2) prohibit DHS or DOJ from using condemnation authority to acquire land to construct a wall or other physical barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2017-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2017-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2017-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2017-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2017-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2017-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2017-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2017-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2017-10-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017
- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-1456: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2017
- 115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act
- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-3943 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3943)

## Related
- [115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3440)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-1456: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1456)
- [115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1235)
- [115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-502)
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3943 (as of 2025-11-18).