# 117-hr-6120: SAFE Border Act

117-hr-6120, SAFE Border Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6120
- Congress: 117
- Title: SAFE Border Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
- Introduced: 2021-12-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Securing American Families from Exploitation at the Border Act or the SAFE Border Act This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a temporary grant program to reimburse landowners for loss or damage to property caused by an individual illegally crossing the southern border or to improve the security of such property. Specifically, FEMA may provide grants to landowners who have experienced (or are at risk of experiencing) property theft or damage in areas within 10 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] (R-OK), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] (R-TX), 2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6120 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6120)

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- [117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-65)
- [117-hr-5854: Illegal Immigrant Payoff Prohibition Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5854)
- [117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-548)
- [117-hres-118: Expressing support for the Iranian people's desire for a democratic, secular, a…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-118)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6120 (as of 2025-11-18).