US Congress House Bill 875 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on December 16 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-12-16 - Became Public Law No: 114-279.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2016 Authorizes the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to enter into agreements with certain persons for the CBP to provide customs, agricultural processing, border security, or inspection-related immigration services at a land border port of entry, subject to payment of a fee to reimburse the CBP for providing such services. Authorizes the Commissioner and the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to: enter into cost-sharing or reimbursement agreements with persons for the construction or maintenance of a new or existing CBP or GSA facility or other infrastructure at a land border port of entry; or accept donations from persons of real or personal property (including money) or nonpersonal services for use in the construction or maintenance of such facilities or infrastructure. Directs the Commissioner to issue procedures for evaluating a proposal submitted by a person for an agreement.

Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2016

Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]

Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]

Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-12-16	Senate	Became Public Law No: 114-279.
2016-12-16	Senate	Signed by President.
2016-12-14	Senate	Presented to President.
2016-12-12	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2016-12-10	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7149)
2016-12-07	Senate	Received in the Senate, read twice.
2016-12-06	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-12-06	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7215-7218)
2016-12-06	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 875.
2016-12-06	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7215-7220)
2016-12-06	House	Mr. Boustany moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2015-03-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2015-02-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
2015-02-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
2015-02-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
2015-02-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
2015-02-11	House	Referred to House Agriculture
2015-02-11	House	Referred to House Homeland Security
2015-02-11	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2015-02-11	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2015-02-11	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2015-02-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Homeland Security, 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.
2015-02-11	House	Introduced in House

SB208 (Related) 2015-01-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
SB461 (Same As) 2016-11-30 - Held at the desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/875/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr875/BILLS-114hr875ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr875/BILLS-114hr875eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr875/BILLS-114hr875enr.pdf