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Maritime Border Security Review Act

Introduced: May 17, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 5, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 4, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 4, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7796)
Sep 4, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7796)
Sep 4, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5869.
Sep 4, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR S7796-7799)
Sep 4, 2018
Mr. Katko moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 4, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 713.
Sep 4, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-918.
Jul 24, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 24, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 24, 2018
Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security Discharged.
Jun 4, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
May 17, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
May 17, 2018
Introduced in House
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Maritime Border Security Review Act

(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to Congress a maritime border (i.e., the transit zone and the borders and territorial waters of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) threat analysis that includes an identification and description of:

  • current and potential terrorism and criminal threats posed by individuals and groups seeking to enter the United States through the maritime border or exploit border vulnerabilities on the maritime border;
  • improvements needed at U.S. seaports to prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United States and reduce criminal activity, as measured by the total flow of illegal goods and illicit drugs, related to the maritime border;
  • improvements needed with respect to the maritime border to prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United States and reduce criminal activity related to the maritime border;
  • vulnerabilities in law, policy, cooperation between state, territorial, and local law enforcement, or international agreements that hinder effective and efficient border security, counterterrorism, anti-human trafficking efforts, and the flow of legitimate trade relating to the maritime border; and
  • metrics and performance parameters used by DHS to evaluate maritime security effectiveness.

In preparing the threat analysis, DHS shall consider and examine:

  • technology and personnel needs and challenges;
  • the role of state, territorial, and local law enforcement in general border security activities;
  • the need for cooperation among federal, state, territorial, local, and appropriate international law enforcement entities relating to border security;
  • the geographic challenges of the maritime border; and
  • the impact and consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate on general border security activities relating to the maritime border.
What's happening now September 5, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · May 17, 2018
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · May 17, 2018
Donovan, Daniel
· May 17, 2018
Duffy, Sean
· May 17, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5869: Maritime Border Security Review Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5869/
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"H.R. 5869: Maritime Border Security Review Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5869/.
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H.R. 5869, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5869/.
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