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To increase the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and support staff, to require reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-4940| House 
| Updated: 3/8/2018
Filemon Vela

Filemon Vela

Democratic Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (22)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)

Homeland Security Committee, Ways and Means Committee, Agriculture Committee, Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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 of new agricultural specialists, full-time investigators within its Office of Professional Responsibility, and support staff, including technicians, to perform non-law enforcement administrative functions. In calculating the number of officers needed at each port of entry through the Workload Staffing Model, the Office of Field Operations of the CBP shall: (1) rely on data collected regarding the inspections and other activities conducted at each such port of entry; and (2) consider volume from seasonal surges, other projected changes in commercial and passenger volumes, the most current commercial forecasts, and other relevant information. The bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require CBP's annual report on staffing to include information on how many agricultural specialists are assigned to each field office and port of entry and information concerning the progress made toward meeting officer, agricultural specialist, and support staff hiring targets, while accounting for attrition. The CBP must also report on infrastructure and equipment needed to prevent the illegal transportation of opioids and other drugs through U.S. ports of entry.
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Timeline
Feb 6, 2018
Introduced in House
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.
Feb 14, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Mar 8, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
  • February 6, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • February 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.


  • February 14, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.


  • March 8, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Bills

  • S 115-2314: A bill to increase the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers and support staff and to require reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry.
Agricultural tradeBorder security and unlawful immigrationCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCustoms enforcementDepartment of Homeland SecurityDrug trafficking and controlled substancesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigationsLaw enforcement officersWorker safety and health

To increase the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and support staff, to require reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-4940| House 
| Updated: 3/8/2018
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 of new agricultural specialists, full-time investigators within its Office of Professional Responsibility, and support staff, including technicians, to perform non-law enforcement administrative functions. In calculating the number of officers needed at each port of entry through the Workload Staffing Model, the Office of Field Operations of the CBP shall: (1) rely on data collected regarding the inspections and other activities conducted at each such port of entry; and (2) consider volume from seasonal surges, other projected changes in commercial and passenger volumes, the most current commercial forecasts, and other relevant information. The bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require CBP's annual report on staffing to include information on how many agricultural specialists are assigned to each field office and port of entry and information concerning the progress made toward meeting officer, agricultural specialist, and support staff hiring targets, while accounting for attrition. The CBP must also report on infrastructure and equipment needed to prevent the illegal transportation of opioids and other drugs through U.S. ports of entry.
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Timeline
Feb 6, 2018
Introduced in House
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.
Feb 14, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Mar 8, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
  • February 6, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • February 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.


  • February 14, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.


  • March 8, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Filemon Vela

Filemon Vela

Democratic Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (22)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)

Homeland Security Committee, Ways and Means Committee, Agriculture Committee, Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Bills

  • S 115-2314: A bill to increase the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers and support staff and to require reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural tradeBorder security and unlawful immigrationCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCustoms enforcementDepartment of Homeland SecurityDrug trafficking and controlled substancesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigationsLaw enforcement officersWorker safety and health