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A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts…

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A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities.

Introduced: February 2, 2023 Introduced by: Lankford, James Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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May 11, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 63.
May 11, 2023
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-23.
Mar 29, 2023
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 2, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs U.S. Customs Border and Protection (CBP) to establish procedures for performing repairs and maintenance projects below a certain cost at certain federally owned ports of entry.

Specifically, these procedures shall cover repair and maintenance projects at federally owned ports of entry that engage in certain activities, such as entry inspections and activities to prevent the entry of illicit drugs, agricultural pests, and contraband. The procedures shall cover projects that cost no more than $300,000, with this cap to be adjusted annually for inflation.

CBP may perform such repair and maintenance projects in accordance with the procedures established under this bill.

What's happening now May 11, 2023

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 63.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Jan 25, 2024
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Feb 2, 2023
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Feb 2, 2023
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Feb 2, 2023
Sinema, Kyrsten
· Feb 2, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 243: A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-243/
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"S. 243: A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-243/.
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S. 243, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-243/.
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