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HR 9550 117th Congress House Immigration

TAPS Act

Introduced: December 14, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Dec 15, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Dec 14, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Dec 14, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taking Action to Prevent Suicide Act or the TAPS Act

This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Department of Health and Human Services to jointly establish a task force to develop recommendations for a comprehensive policy to prevent suicide by CBP personnel. The Department of Homeland Security must develop a plan based on the task force's assessments and recommendations.

What's happening now December 15, 2022

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Lobbying activity 4

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 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Dec 14, 2022
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Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Dec 14, 2022
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Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Dec 14, 2022
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Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Dec 14, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9550: TAPS Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9550/
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"H.R. 9550: TAPS Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9550/.
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H.R. 9550, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9550/.
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