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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy Act of 2019

Introduced: March 7, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 28, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 8.
Mar 28, 2019
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-22.
Mar 13, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 13, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 7, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy Act of 2019

This bill requires the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to issue a strategy and implementation plan to improve the hiring and retention of individuals by the CBP in rural or remote areas.

What's happening now March 28, 2019

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 8.

 Bill text 2 versions

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 Cosponsors 2
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Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Mar 13, 2019
Hurd, Will
· Mar 7, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1598: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1598/
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"H.R. 1598: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1598/.
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H.R. 1598, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1598/.
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