3.0.0 7944 2023-01-11T13:45:30Z 2023-01-11T13:45:30Z House HR 2020-08-04 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 138 (Tuesday, August 4, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico:H.R. 7944.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H4219]]]> hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2020-09-24T17:57:03Z Referred to 2020-08-04T15:02:05Z Southwest Border Security Technology Improvement Act of 2020 116 4224 S 2020-12-14 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 625. Related bill CRS 2020-09-24 hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations. Committee 2020-08-04 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2020-08-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-08-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000484 Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] Xochitl Torres Small D NM 2 N M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2020-08-04 True S001208 Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] Elissa Slotkin D MI 8 2020-08-04 True C001115 Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] Michael Cloud R TX 27 2020-08-04 True Immigration Advanced technology and technological innovations Aviation and airports Border security and unlawful immigration Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Drug trafficking and controlled substances Emergency medical services and trauma care Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Human trafficking Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Latin America Law enforcement officers Mexico Performance measurement Right of privacy Smuggling and trafficking Technology assessment Terrorism Immigration 00 2020-08-04 Introduced in House 2020-09-10T14:33:14Z Southwest Border Security Technology Improvement Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report to Congress an analysis of border security technology along the Southwest border.

The report shall address the technology DHS needs to (1) prevent terrorists from entering the United States, (2) reduce cross-border criminal activity such as drug smuggling, and (3) facilitate legal trade flow. The report shall also address recent technological advancements and assess whether such advancements can help achieve these goals.

DHS shall submit the report within a year of this bill's enactment and provide periodic updates for six more years.

]]> Southwest Border Security Technology Improvement Act of 2020 Display Title Southwest Border Security Technology Improvement Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Southwest Border Security Technology Improvement Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to assess technology needs along the Southern border and develop a strategy for bridging such gaps. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7944ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7944ih.xml 2020-09-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations. 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.