3.0.0 2314 2023-01-11T13:38:53Z 2023-01-11T13:38:53Z Senate S 2018-01-17 115 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-01-17T16:06:22Z Border and Port Security Act 115 4940 HR 2018-03-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. Related bill CRS 2018-01-17 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2018-01-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO N T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2018-01-17 True H001069 Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] Heidi Heitkamp D ND 2018-01-17 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2018-01-17 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2018-03-14 False H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2018-05-24 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2018-07-25 False Foreign Trade and International Finance Border security and unlawful immigration Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Customs enforcement Department of Homeland Security Drug trafficking and controlled substances Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Law enforcement officers Worker safety and health Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2018-01-17 Introduced in Senate 2018-07-11T19:26:21Z Border and Port Security Act

This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to increase the number of field operations officers to specified levels. If the CBP does not adequately increase personnel, the Government Accountability Office must report on CBP hiring practices.

The CBP must report on infrastructure and equipment needed to prevent the illegal transportation of opioids and other drugs through U.S. ports of entry.

]]> Border and Port Security Act Display Title Border and Port Security Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to increase the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers and support staff and to require reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Border and Port Security Act Introduced in Senate 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2314is/xml/BILLS-115s2314is.xml 2018-01-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.