HR 5273
116th Congress
House
Immigration
Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Securing America's Ports Act
Introduced: November 26, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
30 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 5, 2021
Became Public Law No: 116-299.
Jan 5, 2021
Signed by President.
Dec 24, 2020
Presented to President.
Dec 10, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 10, 2020
On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H7128-7129)
Dec 10, 2020
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H7128-7129)
Dec 10, 2020
Ms. Torres Small (NM) asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendments.
Dec 10, 2020
Ms. Torres Small (NM) asked unanimous consent to take the bill, H.R. 5273, from the Speaker's Table and agree to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H7128-7129)
Dec 8, 2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 7, 2020
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7243-7244; text: CR S7244)
Dec 7, 2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7243-7244; text: CR S7244)
Sep 9, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 530.
Sep 9, 2020
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 116-267.
Mar 11, 2020
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Feb 11, 2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 10, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 10, 2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H987)
Feb 10, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Feb 10, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5273.
Feb 10, 2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H986-988)
Feb 10, 2020
Ms. Torres Small (NM) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Feb 6, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 317.
Feb 6, 2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-394.
Jan 29, 2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Jan 29, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 29, 2020
Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations Discharged.
Dec 13, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Dec 13, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Nov 26, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Nov 26, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Securing America's Ports Act
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report to Congress a plan to perform high-throughput scanning of all commercial and passenger vehicles and freight rail traffic entering the United States at a land port of entry or rail-border crossing using large-scale non-intrusive inspection systems, such as X-ray and gamma-ray imaging systems, or similar technology. The plan shall include elements such as (1) an inventory of such systems currently in use, (2) the estimated costs of achieving a 100% scanning rate, and (3) the anticipated impact that increasing the scanning rate will have on wait times at land ports of entry and rail-border crossings. DHS shall periodically report to Congress on the progress in implementing the plan.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 116-299.