Border Transportation Efficiency Act
- Last Action
- 4/29/2021
Actions
- 2021-04-29Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 2021-04-29Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-29 (00)
Border Transportation Efficiency Act
This bill directs Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to establish a program to expedite detainee transport to processing facilities.
Under the program, CBP shall ensure that at least 300 border patrol agents that have commercial driver's licenses with passenger endorsements are assigned to remote border patrol stations. CBP shall also ensure that for specified geographical sectors (1) a certain number of border patrol agents with commercial driver's licenses are serving on each shift, and (2) a certain number of buses are assigned.
Cosponsors (2)
- John Cornyn (R-TX)
- Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)
Subjects
- Arizona
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- California
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Detention of persons
- Latin America
- Law enforcement officers
- Licensing and registrations
- Mexico
- Texas
- Transportation safety and security
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