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Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019

Introduced: April 3, 2019 Introduced by: Peters, Gary C. Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 9, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527.
Sep 9, 2020
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 116-264.
Jun 19, 2019
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Apr 3, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Apr 3, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019

This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to increase the number of field operations officers to specified levels. If the CBP does not adequately increase personnel, the Government Accountability Office must report on CBP hiring practices.

What's happening now September 9, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527.

 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 3 Independent 1
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Oct 17, 2019
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jun 26, 2019
McSally, Martha
· Jun 19, 2019
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · May 6, 2019
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Apr 9, 2019
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Apr 3, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1004: Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1004/
MLA
"S. 1004: Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1004/.
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S. 1004, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1004/.
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