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H.R. 6280 118th Congress House

Smart Border Protection Act

Official title: To authorize additional appropriations for certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 7, 2023 Introduced by: Gabe Vasquez Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
Immigration Border security and unlawful immigrationEmployee hiringLaw enforcement administration and fundingSmuggling and trafficking
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Mar 1, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Nov 14, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Nov 7, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Nov 7, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Ways and Means, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Nov 7, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Smart Border Protection Act

This bill authorizes additional appropriations for U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the General Services Administration (GSA) for operations and infrastructure at ports of entry.

Specifically, the bill authorizes additional appropriations for (1) hiring personnel for CBP operations at ports of entry; and (2) procuring, deploying, installing, maintaining, and operating screening technology at CBP ports of entry.

The bill also authorizes additional appropriations to GSA for port of entry infrastructure, including building infrastructure improvements, vehicle inspection lane expansion or improvements, pedestrian pathway and lane expansion or improvements, and modernization within ports of entry.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8
D
Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp
Washington · Mar 8, 2024
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Feb 6, 2024
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Jan 29, 2024
 D
Budzinski, Nikki
Illinois · Jan 16, 2024
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Dec 19, 2023
Caraveo, Yadira
· Nov 7, 2023
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Nov 7, 2023
 D
Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · Nov 7, 2023
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Nov 7, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6280: Smart Border Protection Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6280/
MLA
"H.R. 6280: Smart Border Protection Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6280/.
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H.R. 6280, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6280/.
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