3.0.0 4071 2026-02-04T05:06:17Z 2026-02-04T05:06:17Z House H HR 2025-06-23 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4071 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 107 (Monday, June 23, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. GUEST:H.R. 4071.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H2889]</pre> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Bills of Interest - Exchange of Letters Discharged From 2025-10-03T20:00:40Z Referred To 2025-06-23T16:02:35Z ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-11-20T20:35:57Z hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2025-06-23T16:59:54Z Reported By 2025-10-03T19:59:32Z Markup By 2025-06-25T17:01:00Z Discharged from 2025-06-25T17:00:48Z Referred To 2025-06-23T16:02:30Z H. Rept. 119-323 2025-11-20 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2025-11-19 12:57:47 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2025-11-19 12:57:45 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4788) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2025-11-19 12:57:45 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4788) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2025-11-19 12:49:41 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4071. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2025-11-19 12:49:40 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4788-4789) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2025-11-19 12:49:28 Mr. Guest moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2025-10-03 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 276. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00276 2025-10-03 Committee on Ways and Means discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2025-10-03 Committee on Ways and Means discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2025-10-03 Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-323, Part I. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2025-10-03 Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-323, Part I. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2025-06-25 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2025-06-25 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2025-06-25 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Discharged Committee 2025-06-23 hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. Committee 2025-06-23 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2025-06-23 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2025-06-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-06-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000591 Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] Michael Guest R MS 3 N P000621 Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] Nellie Pou D NJ 9 2025-06-23 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2025-09-30 False 2025-07-22T15:25:00Z https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61587 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 25, 2025 International Affairs Border security and unlawful immigration 2025-08-27T17:08:33Z Customs enforcement 2025-08-27T17:09:11Z Department of Homeland Security 2025-08-27T17:09:35Z Drug trafficking and controlled substances 2025-08-27T17:08:41Z Executive agency funding and structure 2025-08-27T17:09:26Z Foreign aid and international relief 2025-08-27T17:09:11Z Homeland security 2025-08-27T17:09:11Z Human trafficking 2025-08-27T17:08:48Z Law enforcement officers 2025-08-27T17:09:11Z Smuggling and trafficking 2025-08-27T17:09:11Z Terrorism 2025-08-27T17:09:11Z International Affairs 2025-08-27T13:58:35Z

07 2025-10-03 Reported to House 2025-11-13T21:45:25Z <p><strong>Combatting International Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling Partnership Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill expands permitted U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) activities in foreign countries and provides for tort claims against the United States for certain CBP operations in foreign countries.</p><p>The bill allows officers and agents of the Air and Marine Operations of CBP to provide specified support to the government of foreign countries. In particular, officers and agents may provide support for</p><ul><li>monitoring, locating, and deterring the smuggling of illegal drugs, persons, or goods into the United States;</li><li>tracking terrorist or other threats to the United States;</li><li>emergency humanitarian efforts; and</li><li>law enforcement capacity-building efforts.</li></ul><p>The bill also allows CBP to expend appropriated funds to pay claims for&nbsp;money damages made against the United&nbsp;States&nbsp;that arise in a foreign country in connection with CBP operations. This includes money damages for injury, loss of property, personal injury, or death caused by certain acts or omissions of an employee of the agency while acting within the scope of his or her office or employment. Under current law, acts occurring in foreign countries are excepted from the Federal Tort Claims Act.</p><p>Claims made under the bill must be made no more than two years after the date of the incident. The authority to expend funds for such damages expires five years after the date of enactment of the bill.&nbsp;</p>

Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 2025-11-22T04:38:21Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text 259 2025-11-21T13:38:24Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 2025-11-21T13:38:24Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Reported to House 102 2025-10-04T05:23:15Z H House Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 2025-06-24T08:23:17Z Introduced in House IH Display Title 45 2025-06-24T08:23:17Z Official Title as Introduced 6 2025-06-24T08:18:24Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2025-11-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4071rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr4071rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2025-11-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4071eh/xml/BILLS-119hr4071eh.xml Reported in House 2025-10-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4071rh/xml/BILLS-119hr4071rh.xml Introduced in House 2025-06-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4071ih/xml/BILLS-119hr4071ih.xml 2025-11-20 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 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.