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S 2562 118th Congress Senate Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Canada Infectious and parasitic diseases

A bill to require ports of entry along the northern border to remain open as many hours per day as they were open prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduced: July 27, 2023 Introduced by: Risch, James E. Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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Jul 27, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to ensure that the operating hours of all ports of entry located on the United States-Canada border are equal to or greater than the operating hours that were in place immediately before the declaration of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

What's happening now July 27, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4961 Identical bill To require ports of entry along the northern border to remain open as many hours per day as they were open prior to the…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Lobbying activity 4

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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 4
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jan 31, 2024
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jul 27, 2023
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jul 27, 2023
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Jul 27, 2023
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Jul 27, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2562: A bill to require ports of entry along the northern border to remain open as many hours per day as they were open prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2562/
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"S. 2562: A bill to require ports of entry along the northern border to remain open as many hours per day as they were open prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2562/.
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S. 2562, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2562/.
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