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I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4961IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 27, 2023Mr. Armstrong (for himself, Mr. Fulcher, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Zinke, and Mr. Rosendale) introduced the following bill; which was 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 concernedA BILLTo require ports of entry along the northern border to remain open as many hours per day as they were open prior to the COVID–19 pandemic.

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Minimum hours of operation for ports of entry along the northern border

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall ensure that the operating hours of all United States ports of entry located on the border between the United States and Canada are equal to or greater than the operating hours in effect immediately before the declaration of a public health emergency pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) as a result of confirmed cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID–19).