Search Results: keywords:"smuggling"

  • H. R. 9151 — To strengthen the Department of Justice’s enforcement against trade-related crimes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,461

    H.R. 9151 aims to enhance the Department of Justice's ability to enforce laws against trade-related crimes, such as evading duties or smuggling. It proposes creating a new task force within the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute these crimes, increasing resources...

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    H.R. 9151 is a plan to help the Justice Department catch people who cheat on trade rules, like sneaking goods into the country. It gives them more money and makes a special team that works with other groups to stop these bad actions.

  • H. R. 7404 — To require annual reports on counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:230

    H. R. 7404 is a bill introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives that aims to strengthen the efforts against illegal cross-border tunnels used for smuggling and other illicit activities. It mandates the submission of annual reports on operations and strategies targeting...

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    H. R. 7404 is a plan to help stop bad guys from using secret tunnels to sneak things across the border, and it wants big grown-ups to write a report every year about how they're stopping it. It also tries to make rules so the grown-ups keep working on this tunnel problem regularly.

  • S. 4955 — To strengthen the Department of Justice’s enforcement against trade-related crimes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,406

    The bill, S. 4955, aims to improve the Department of Justice's ability to investigate and prosecute crimes related to international trade. It proposes the establishment of a dedicated task force within the Department of Justice to focus on federal violations such as evasion...

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    The bill wants to help the Department of Justice catch people who cheat in international trade by creating a special group to investigate and stop these crimes, giving them $20 million to do their job well.

  • 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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    Status:Introduced in House
    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.