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Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2018

Introduced: April 25, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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May 2, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
May 2, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Apr 25, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Appropriations, 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.
Apr 25, 2018
Introduced in House
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Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2018

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to hire, train, and assign to duty, by September 30, 2023: (1) 5,000 additional full-time U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers to serve on all inspection lanes and enforcement teams at U.S. land ports of entry on the northern and southern borders, and (2) 350 full-time support staff for all U.S. ports of entry.

The bill also requires DHS to:

  • ensure that each CBP officer is equipped with a secure two-way communication and satellite-enabled device that allows communication between ports of entry and inspection stations and with other law enforcement entities;
  • award grants for the purchase of identification and detection equipment and mobile, hand-held, two-way communication devices for state and local law enforcement officers serving on the southern border;
  • develop a strategic plan for standardized collection of vehicle wait times at land ports of entry and update it to reflect new practices, time lines, tools, and assessments;
  • develop a standardized model for the allocation of CBP officers and support staff at land ports of entry; and
  • identify and adopt at least two new, outcome-based performance measures that support the trade facilitation goals of the CBP.
What's happening now May 2, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Apr 25, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5619: Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5619/
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"H.R. 5619: Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5619/.
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H.R. 5619, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5619/.
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