US Congress House Bill 5869 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Engrossed on September 5 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-09-05 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Maritime Border Security Review Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to Congress a maritime border (i.e., the transit zone and the borders and territorial waters of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) threat analysis that includes an identification and description of: current and potential terrorism and criminal threats posed by individuals and groups seeking to enter the United States through the maritime border or exploit border vulnerabilities on the maritime border; improvements needed at U.S. seaports to prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United States and reduce criminal activity, as measured by the total flow of illegal goods and illicit drugs, related to the maritime border; improvements needed with respect to the maritime border to prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United States and reduce criminal activity related to the maritime border; vulnerabilities in law, policy, cooperation between state, territorial, and local law enforcement, or international agreements that hinder effective and efficient border security, counterterrorism, anti-human trafficking efforts, and the flow of legitimate trade relating to the maritime border; and metrics and performance parameters used by DHS to evaluate maritime security effectiveness. In preparing the threat analysis, DHS shall consider and examine: technology and personnel needs and challenges; the role of state, territorial, and local law enforcement in general border security activities; the need for cooperation among federal, state, territorial, local, and appropriate international law enforcement entities relating to border security; the geographic challenges of the maritime border; and the impact and consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate on general border security activities relating to the maritime border.

Maritime Border Security Review Act

Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]	Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]
Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]	Rep. Sean Duffy [R-WI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-09-05	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2018-09-04	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-09-04	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7796)
2018-09-04	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5869.
2018-09-04	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR S7796-7799)
2018-09-04	House	Mr. Katko moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2018-09-04	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 713.
2018-09-04	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-918.
2018-07-24	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2018-07-24	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2018-07-24	House	Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security Discharged.
2018-06-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
2018-05-17	House	Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
2018-05-17	House	Introduced in House

HB302 (Related) 2018-10-05 - Became Public Law No: 115-254.
SB3478 (Related) 2018-09-18 - 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/5869/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5869/BILLS-115hr5869ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5869/BILLS-115hr5869rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5869/BILLS-115hr5869eh.pdf