US Congress House Bill 4940 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-1-1)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Pending: House Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Border and Port Security Act This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), every fiscal year, to hire, train, and assign at least 500 new officers above the level as of September 30 of the immediately preceding fiscal year until the total number of officers equals the requirements identified each year in the Workload Staffing Model developed by the CBP. The CBP shall, every fiscal year, hire, train, and assign specified levels of new agricultural specialists, full-time investigators within its Office of Professional Responsibility, and support staff, including technicians, to perform non-law enforcement administrative functions. In calculating the number of officers needed at each port of entry through the Workload Staffing Model, the Office of Field Operations of the CBP shall: (1) rely on data collected regarding the inspections and other activities conducted at each such port of entry; and (2) consider volume from seasonal surges, other projected changes in commercial and passenger volumes, the most current commercial forecasts, and other relevant information. The bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require CBP's annual report on staffing to include information on how many agricultural specialists are assigned to each field office and port of entry and information concerning the progress made toward meeting officer, agricultural specialist, and support staff hiring targets, while accounting for attrition. The CBP must also report on infrastructure and equipment needed to prevent the illegal transportation of opioids and other drugs through U.S. ports of entry.

Border and Port Security Act

Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]
Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]	Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]
Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
2018-02-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
2018-02-06	House	Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2018-02-06	House	Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2018-02-06	House	Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2018-02-06	House	Introduced in House

SB2314 (Related) 2018-01-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4940/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4940/BILLS-115hr4940ih.pdf