3.0.0 4224 2023-01-11T13:43:51Z 2023-01-11T13:43:51Z Senate S 2020-07-20 116 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2020-12-14T22:12:11Z Markup by 2020-07-22T14:00:28Z Referred to 2020-07-20T22:47:23Z S. Rept. 116-322 Southwest Border Security Technology Improvement Act of 2020 116 7944 HR 2020-09-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations. Related bill CRS 2020-12-14 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 625. Calendars 2020-12-14 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-322. Committee 2020-12-14 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-322. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 2020-07-22 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2020-07-20 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2020-07-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001191 Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ N C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2020-07-20 True L000575 Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] James Lankford R OK 2020-07-21 False 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 2020-07-20 Introduced in Senate 2020-09-10T12:31:44Z 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 annual updates for five more years.

]]> 25 2020-12-14 Reported to Senate 2021-04-09T11:51:04Z 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 year of this bill's enactment and provide biannual 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 Senate IS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate Southwest Border Security Technology Improvement Act of 2020 S Senate Reported to Senate RS Official Title as Introduced A bill 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 Senate IS Reported to Senate 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4224rs/xml/BILLS-116s4224rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4224is/xml/BILLS-116s4224is.xml 2020-12-14 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 625. 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.