Secure Fence Act of 2006

Secure Fence Act of 2006
Long title	An Act To establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the United States.
Enacted by	the 109th United States Congress
Citations
Public law	Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 109–367 (text) (PDF)
Statutes at Large	120 Stat. 2638–2640
Codification
Acts amended	Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
U.S.C. sections amended	8 U.S.C. § 1103, 14 U.S.C. § 637
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as H.R. 6061 by Peter T. King (R-NY) on September 13, 2006; Committee consideration by House Homeland Security; Passed the House on September 14, 2006 (283–138, 1 Present); Passed the Senate on September 29, 2006 (80–19); Signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2006;

The Secure Fence Act of 2006 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 109–367 (text) (PDF)), also labelled H.R. 6061, is an act of the United States Congress which authorized and partially funded the construction of 700 miles (1,125 km) of fencing along the Mexican border. The Act was signed into law on October 26, 2006, by U.S. President George W. Bush, who stated at the time that the Act would "help protect the American people", would "make our borders more secure", and was "an important step toward immigration reform".

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