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S 4645 117th Congress Senate Immigration Crimes against property Drug trafficking and controlled substances Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Smuggling and trafficking

Enhancing DHS Drug Seizures Act

Introduced: July 27, 2022 Introduced by: Peters, Gary C. Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 5, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 577.
Dec 5, 2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-221.
Aug 3, 2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 27, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 27, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Enhancing DHS Drug Seizures Act

This bill addresses various issues related to border security.

For example, the bill

  • authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to waive reimbursement for the salaries of DHS employees providing training to foreign-vetted law enforcement or national security units under an agreement with the Department of Defense;
  • authorizes U.S. Customs and Border Protection to provide air and marine support to foreign governments for certain operations, such as an operation to stop illegal drugs from entering the United States; and
  • makes it a crime to destroy or significantly damage physical or electronic devices (e.g., fences or cameras) used by the federal government to control a U.S. international border with the intent to achieve certain goals relating to securing financial gain and breaking federal laws.
What's happening now December 5, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 577.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 9050 Identical bill Enhancing DHS Drug Seizures Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Aug 2, 2022
 R
Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Jul 27, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4645: Enhancing DHS Drug Seizures Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4645/
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"S. 4645: Enhancing DHS Drug Seizures Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4645/.
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S. 4645, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4645/.
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