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Search Results: keywords:"customs and border protection"

H. R. 8992 — Making appropriations to improve border security, imposing new reporting requirements relating to border security, and enhancing criminal penalties for destroying or evading border controls.
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July 10, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,920
H. R. 8992, titled the “Stop Fentanyl at the Border Act,” proposes funding and measures to enhance border security in the United States. It allocates funds to improve law enforcement at the borders, increase drug interdiction capabilities, and disrupt transnational fentanyl...
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H. R. 8992, called the "Stop Fentanyl at the Border Act," is a plan to spend a lot of money to help keep the U.S. borders safer by stopping bad drugs like fentanyl from coming in, using more police officers, better technology, and improved rules to catch people who try to sneak around the border checks.
H. R. 9667 — To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance capabilities for outbound inspections at the southern land border, and for other purposes.
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September 18, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,558
H.R. 9667, known as the “Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels Act,” aims to improve security at the southern U.S. border by increasing outbound inspections. The bill mandates hiring additional Customs and Border Protection officers and Homeland Security...
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H.R. 9667 is a plan that wants to make sure that items like money and bad things don't get smuggled out of the United States to Mexico. It talks about hiring more helpers to watch the border and using special machines to check cars, but it doesn't say how much money will be spent on this.
H. R. 7832 — To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a plan to identify, integrate, and deploy new, innovative, disruptive, or other emerging or advanced technologies to enhance, or address capability gaps in, border security operations, and for other purposes.
March 29, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,502
H. R. 7832, titled the "Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act," aims to enhance U.S. border security operations by mandating the Secretary of Homeland Security to create a plan for utilizing new and advanced technologies. This plan includes identifying and integrating...
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Imagine a plan where the people in charge of keeping borders safe want to use cool new tools like robots and cameras to help them. They're making a list of all the new gadgets they could use to make sure everything is safe and sound at the borders.
H. R. 7832 — To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a plan to identify, integrate, and deploy new, innovative, disruptive, or other emerging or advanced technologies to enhance, or address capability gaps in, border security operations, and for other purposes.
June 07, 2024
Status:Reported in House
Congress:118
Words:1,638
H.R. 7832 requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to create a detailed plan for using new and advanced technologies to improve U.S. border security. The plan will explore various technologies, including artificial intelligence and radar systems, and assess their impact on...
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H.R. 7832 wants the leaders in charge of protecting the U.S. borders to make a plan to use cool, new technologies like smart computers and radars to keep the country safe. They'll work with others to find and use these gadgets, checking to see if they make everything better without causing any problems, and share updates on how it's all going.
S. 1253 — To increase the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Customs and Border Protection officers and support staff and to require reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry.
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December 16, 2024
Status:Reported to Senate
Congress:118
Words:3,474
S. 1253 aims to enhance security at U.S. ports of entry by increasing the number of Customs and Border Protection officers and support staff. The bill mandates hiring at least 600 new officers each fiscal year and authorizes hiring support staff to assist them. It also requires the...
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S. 1253 is a plan to make U.S. borders safer by hiring more officers and helpers to work at places where people and goods enter the country, with reports to check on what they need to do the job better. It also promises to give money every year to help them get the tools and improvements they need.
H. R. 7479 — To authorize certain States to take certain actions on certain Federal land to secure an international border of the United States, and for other purposes.
February 29, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:815
H.R. 7479 proposes that certain U.S. states, specifically those bordering Canada or Mexico, can place temporary, movable structures on federal lands near these borders to enhance border security. The bill defines the federal land management agencies involved and details the...
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Some U.S. states near Canada or Mexico want to put special barriers on nearby federal land to help keep borders safe. They have to tell the government 45 days before setting them up and can keep them there for a year or longer if the government agrees.
H. R. 9151 — An Act To strengthen the Department of Justice’s enforcement against trade-related crimes.
December 04, 2024
Status:Referred in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,355
The bill H. R. 9151, titled the "Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2024," focuses on enhancing the Department of Justice's ability to combat trade-related crimes. It proposes the creation of a new task force within the Department's...
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The bill wants to help the Justice Department be better at finding and stopping bad actions related to trade with other countries by creating a special team to focus on this task and work closely with other groups like Customs and Border Protection.
S. 5371 — To require the maintenance of the country of origin markings for imported goods produced in the West Bank or Gaza, and for other purposes.
November 21, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:429
The bill S. 5371 mandates that the United States continue to require country of origin labels for goods imported from the West Bank or Gaza, as per a policy announced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in December 2020. It also states that no federal funds can be used to...
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The bill wants to keep labels on things coming from the West Bank or Gaza, saying where they are from, and it won't let anyone change this rule unless Congress says it's okay.
S. 5264 — To suspend normal trade relations with the People’s Republic of China and to increase the rates of duty applicable with respect to articles imported from the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.
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September 25, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:17,415
The bill S. 5264 aims to suspend normal trade relations with China and increase the import duties on Chinese products. Congress believes this is necessary because China has not complied with previous trade agreements and continues to engage in unfair and harmful trade...
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The bill wants to stop trading normally with China and make Chinese things cost more when they come to America because China hasn't been playing fair. It also wants to save money to help workers and businesses that might get hurt if China stops buying from us.
S. 4672 — To require the Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess current efforts to respond to hazardous weather and water events at or near United States borders and, to the extent such efforts may be improved, to develop a hazardous weather and water events preparedness and response strategy, and for other purposes.
July 11, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,623
The Border Weather Resiliency Act of 2024 (S. 4672) requires the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to evaluate the effects of hazardous weather and water events on border personnel, technology, and infrastructure. The bill mandates the creation of a strategy...
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The Border Weather Resiliency Act of 2024 wants to make sure that people working at the borders are safe when bad weather happens. It asks them to make a plan for handling these kinds of weather and water problems better by talking to lots of experts and helpers.
H. R. 9561 — Making appropriations for the salaries and expenses of certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees working during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2025, and for other purposes.
September 12, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:300
H.R. 9561 is a bill that aims to provide necessary funding for the salaries and expenses of certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees during a government shutdown in fiscal year 2025. Specifically, it ensures that U.S. Border Patrol Agents and officers from the...
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The bill wants to make sure that workers who guard the borders still get paid if the government has to stop working for a while. It's like making sure the people who keep everyone safe still get their allowance even when the piggy bank is almost empty.
H. R. 5179 — An Act To require the maintenance of the country of origin markings for imported goods produced in the West Bank or Gaza, and for other purposes.
September 19, 2024
Status:Referred in Senate
Congress:118
Words:377
H. R. 5179, known as the “Anti-BDS Labeling Act,” aims to maintain the current U.S. policy on labeling the country of origin for goods produced in the West Bank or Gaza. It specifies that the existing policy, as stated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on December 23, 2020, will remain in...
Simple Explanation
This bill says that when things are made in the West Bank or Gaza and brought to the U.S., they should have a label saying where they are from, and this rule can't be changed unless Congress agrees.
H. R. 5302 — An Act To designate the Air and Marine Operations Marine Unit of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection located at 101 Km 18.5 in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, as the Michel O. Maceda Marine Unit.
September 24, 2024
Status:Engrossed in House
Congress:118
Words:433
H.R. 5302 seeks to honor Marine Interdiction Agent Michel O. Maceda by designating the Air and Marine Operations Marine Unit of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, as the "Michel O. Maceda Marine Unit." The bill recognizes Agent Maceda's service...
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The bill is about naming a special boat team after a brave agent named Michel O. Maceda, who worked to stop bad guys and was very brave but sadly died during his job. Now, whenever people talk about this boat team in documents, they'll use his name to remember him.
H. R. 7832 — An Act To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a plan to identify, integrate, and deploy new, innovative, disruptive, or other emerging or advanced technologies to enhance, or address capability gaps in, border security operations, and for other purposes.
September 23, 2024
Status:Engrossed in House
Congress:118
Words:1,488
H.R. 7832, known as the "Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act," requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to create a plan to improve border security using cutting-edge technologies. The plan will involve identifying, integrating, and deploying advanced technologies...
Simple Explanation
The "Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act" is like a plan to use new cool gadgets and smart computers to make the borders safer, and this plan will be checked to see how well it works.

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