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H.R. 9550 117th Congress House

TAPS Act

Official title: To establish a task force on the prevention of suicide by U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 14, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
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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 Latest action December 15, 2022

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

 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.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 5

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 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Dec 14, 2022
 R
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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APA
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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