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Securing America’s Ports Act

Introduced: January 29, 2020 See on congress.gov
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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
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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 January 5, 2021

Became Public Law No: 116-299.

 Bill text 8 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 2
D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Jan 29, 2020
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Jan 29, 2020
Rice, Kathleen
· Jan 29, 2020
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Jan 24, 2020
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Jan 24, 2020
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Dec 17, 2019
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Nov 26, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5273: Securing America's Ports Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5273/
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"H.R. 5273: Securing America's Ports Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5273/.
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