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A bill to authorize additional appropriations for United States Customs Service personnel and technology in order to expedite the flow of legal commercial and passenger traffic at United States land…

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A bill to authorize additional appropriations for United States Customs Service personnel and technology in order to expedite the flow of legal commercial and passenger traffic at United States land borders.

Introduced: March 17, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Mar 17, 1998
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 17, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2124-2125)
Mar 17, 1998
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes appropriations for the U.S. Customs Service for FY 1999 and 2000 for acquisition and deployment of narcotics enforcement and cargo processing technology (including maintenance and support of such equipment, training of personnel, and for new technologies) along the U.S. Southwest border. Earmarks amounts for additional inspectors, canine enforcement officers, special agents, and enhanced investigative resources during peak hours along the border.

What's happening now March 17, 1998

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 17, 1998
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 17, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1787: A bill to authorize additional appropriations for United States Customs Service personnel and technology in order to expedite the flow of legal commercial and passenger traffic at United States land borders.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1787/
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"S. 1787: A bill to authorize additional appropriations for United States Customs Service personnel and technology in order to expedite the flow of legal commercial and passenger traffic at United States land borders.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1787/.
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S. 1787, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1787/.
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