S 1514
117th Congress
Senate
Immigration
Arizona
Border security and unlawful immigration
California
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Latin America
Law enforcement officers
Licensing and registrations
Mexico
Texas
Transportation safety and security
Border Transportation Efficiency Act
Introduced: April 29, 2021
Introduced by:
Heinrich, Martin
Democratic
· New Mexico
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Apr 29, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Border Transportation Efficiency Act
This bill directs Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to establish a program to expedite detainee transport to processing facilities.
Under the program, CBP shall ensure that at least 300 border patrol agents that have commercial driver's licenses with passenger endorsements are assigned to remote border patrol stations. CBP shall also ensure that for specified geographical sectors (1) a certain number of border patrol agents with commercial driver's licenses are serving on each shift, and (2) a certain number of buses are assigned.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1