SENATE 1253118th CongressPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 696.
Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 12/16/2024
Actions
- 2024-12-16Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 696.
- 2024-12-16Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 118-290.
- 2024-12-16Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 118-290.
- 2023-07-19Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 2023-04-20Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 2023-04-20Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-04-20 (00)
Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2023
This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to increase the number of CBP officers to specified levels. If CBP does not adequately increase personnel, the Government Accountability Office must report on CBP hiring practices.
Cosponsors (6)
- John Cornyn (R-TX)
- Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ)
- James Lankford (R-OK)
- Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
- Jon Tester (D-MT)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
Subjects
- Aviation and airports
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Customs enforcement
- Department of Homeland Security
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Employee hiring
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Law enforcement officers
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- Worker safety and health
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