A bill to ensure the integrity of border and immigration enforcement efforts by requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to administer law enforcement polygraph examinations to all applicants for law enforcement positions and to require post-hire polygraph examinations for law enforcement personnel as part of periodic reinvestigations.
USA115th CongressS-1560| Senate
| Updated: 7/13/2017
Richard J. Durbin
Democratic Senator
Illinois
Homeland Security Committee, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Integrity in Border and Immigration Enforcement Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to administer a polygraph examination to all applicants for law enforcement positions with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). DHS may not hire those who do not pass the polygraph test. As part of background reinvestigations, DHS shall administer a polygraph examination to ICE and CBP agents who are at risk of corruption or misconduct. Additionally, DHS must randomly administer a polygraph examination each year to at least 5% of CBP and ICE agents who are undergoing background reinvestigations.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4000; text of measure as introduced: CR S4000)
Government Operations and Politics
Border security and unlawful immigrationCustoms enforcementDepartment of Homeland SecurityEmployee hiringEmployee performanceGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionLaw enforcement officers
A bill to ensure the integrity of border and immigration enforcement efforts by requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to administer law enforcement polygraph examinations to all applicants for law enforcement positions and to require post-hire polygraph examinations for law enforcement personnel as part of periodic reinvestigations.
USA115th CongressS-1560| Senate
| Updated: 7/13/2017
Integrity in Border and Immigration Enforcement Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to administer a polygraph examination to all applicants for law enforcement positions with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). DHS may not hire those who do not pass the polygraph test. As part of background reinvestigations, DHS shall administer a polygraph examination to ICE and CBP agents who are at risk of corruption or misconduct. Additionally, DHS must randomly administer a polygraph examination each year to at least 5% of CBP and ICE agents who are undergoing background reinvestigations.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4000; text of measure as introduced: CR S4000)
Richard J. Durbin
Democratic Senator
Illinois
Homeland Security Committee, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Government Operations and Politics
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Border security and unlawful immigrationCustoms enforcementDepartment of Homeland SecurityEmployee hiringEmployee performanceGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionLaw enforcement officers