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HR 8833 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Border security and unlawful immigration Customs enforcement Department of Homeland Security Public contracts and procurement Public-private cooperation

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend by one year certain port of entry donation authority, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 2, 2020 Introduced by: Cuellar, Henry Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Dec 3, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Dec 2, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Dec 2, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill extends by one year port of entry donation authority (under which U.S. Customs and Border Protection may enter into an agreement with an entity to accept donations of personal property, money, or nonpersonal services for specified uses related to the installation, deployment, operation, or maintenance of furniture, fixtures, equipment, or technology).

What's happening now December 3, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Dec 2, 2020
Hurd, Will
· Dec 2, 2020
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Dec 2, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8833: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend by one year certain port of entry donation authority, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8833/
MLA
"H.R. 8833: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend by one year certain port of entry donation authority, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8833/.
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H.R. 8833, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8833/.
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[H.R. 8833: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend by one year certain port of entry donation authority, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8833/)
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