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To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance and repair projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations…

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To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance and repair projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement activities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 2, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Aug 2, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Aug 2, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Aug 2, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs U.S. Customs Border and Protection to establish procedures for performing repairs and maintenance projects below a certain cost threshold at federally owned ports of entry where certain activities are conducted, such as entry inspections and activities to prevent the entry of illicit drugs, agricultural pests, and contraband.

What's happening now August 2, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Aug 5, 2022
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Aug 2, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8640: To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance and repair projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement activities, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8640/
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"H.R. 8640: To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance and repair projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement activities, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8640/.
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H.R. 8640, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8640/.
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[H.R. 8640: To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance and repair projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement activities, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8640/)
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