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Shadow Wolves Border Defense Act

Introduced: October 8, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Oct 25, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Oct 8, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 8, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Shadow Wolves Border Defense Act - Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to transfer to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) all functions of the Customs Patrol Officers unit of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operating on the Tohono O'odham Indian reservation (commonly known as the Shadow Wolves unit).

Authorizes the Secretary to establish within ICE additional Customs Patrol Officer units. Requires such units to enforce the customs laws of the United States on Indian lands by preventing the smuggling of narcotics, weapons of mass destruction, and other contraband. Sets the rate of basic pay for journeymen Customs Patrol Officers in such units.

What's happening now October 25, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Oct 8, 2004
SHADEGG, JOHN
· Oct 8, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5346: Shadow Wolves Border Defense Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-5346/
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"H.R. 5346: Shadow Wolves Border Defense Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-5346/.
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H.R. 5346, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-5346/.
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