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Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels Act

Introduced: April 10, 2024 Introduced by: Hassan, Margaret Wood Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Dec 9, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 672.
Dec 9, 2024
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-269.
Apr 10, 2024
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jun 8, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 8, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels Act

This bill requires and authorizes actions related to the inspection of pedestrians and vehicles crossing the border from the United States to Mexico.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must, to the extent practicable, ensure that 20% of such outbound vehicles are inspected. DHS may use various means to meet this requirement, including nonintrusive imaging.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) must hire at least 500 new officers to inspect pedestrians and vehicles crossing the border to Mexico. The CBP may also hire support staff and purchase equipment to assist with such inspections.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) must hire at least 100 new Homeland Security Investigations special agents to investigate the smuggling of currency and firearms from the United States to Mexico. ICE may also hire support staff to support these special agents.

The bill also requires reports to Congress on various issues addressed in this bill, including quarterly reports on currency, firearms, and ammunition seized from outbound inspections along the southern border.

What's happening now December 9, 2024

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 672.

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Ossoff, Jon
Georgia · Apr 10, 2024
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jun 8, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1897: Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1897/
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"S. 1897: Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1897/.
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S. 1897, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1897/.
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