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- H.R.4940
H.R.4940: Border and Port Security Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Feb. 6, 2018
- Latest Major Action March 8, 2018
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
22 (21 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Feb. 6, 2018
Bill Summary
Border and Port Security Act This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), every fiscal year, to hire, train, and assign at least 500 new officers above the level as of September 30 of the immediately preceding fiscal year until the total number of officers equals the requirements identified each year in the Workload Staffing Model developed by the CBP. The CBP shall, every fiscal year, hire, train, and assign specified levels...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| March 8, 2018 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
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| Feb. 14, 2018 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
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| Feb. 6, 2018 |
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture, 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.
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| Feb. 6, 2018 |
Introduced in the House by Filemon Vela (D-Texas) |