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United States Customs and Border Protection Authorization Act
Legislative Progress
Introduced
February 11, 2015
Latest Action
February 27, 2015
Primary Sponsor
Candice S. MillerRepublican(MI)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
54pct
16d open
vs 6,526 other HR bills in the 114th — cohort avg 56d
United States Customs and Border Protection Authorization Act Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish formally, in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) (formerly the U.S. Customs Service), headed by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Establishes in the CBP: a Deputy Commissioner; the U.S. Border Patrol; an Office of Air and Marine Operations; an Office of Field Operations, including a National Targeting Center; an Office of Intelligence and Investigative Liaison; an Office of International Affairs; and an Office of Internal Affairs. Requires the CBP Commissioner to establish, and update triennially, certain standard operating procedures for CBP personnel. Directs the CBP Commissioner to require all CBP agents and officers to participate in a specified amount of continuing education to maintain an understanding of federal legal rulings, court decisions, and departmental policies, procedures, and guidelines. Requires the CBP Commissioner to ensure that: adequate access to food and water is provided as soon as possible to individuals apprehended and detained between a U.S. port of entry, and detainee rights are provided at CBP processing centers. Directs the CBP Commissioner to publish wait times at the 20 U.S. airports with the highest volume of international travel and make this information available to the public on the CBP website. Declares that the Transportation Security Administration shall be maintained as a distinct entity within DHS. Removes the Office for Domestic Preparedness from within the Directorate of Border and Transportation Security and establishes it simply within DHS. Transfers all functions of the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security to the DHS Secretary. Authorizes the DHS Secretary (currently, the Under Secretary) to impose disciplinary action on any employee of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and CBP who willfully deceives Congress or agency leadership on any matter. Directs the CBP Commissioner to report to Congress on: the CBP Business Transformation Initiative, and supervisor-approved personal searches conducted in the previous year by CBP personnel. Requires the CBP Commissioner to assess CBP's physical infrastructure and technology needs at the 20 busiest land ports of entry. Prohibits the DHS Secretary from entering into or renewing an agreement with a foreign country government for a CBP administered trusted traveler program unless that government certifies that it: routinely submits information about lost and stolen passports of its citizens and nationals to INTERPOL's Stolen and Lost Travel Document database, or makes such information available to the United States through another comparable means of reporting. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Foreign Language Award Program (FLAP) incentivizes CBP officers and agents to attain and maintain competency in a foreign language. Declares that no additional appropriations are authorized to carry out this Act. Requires this Act to be carried out using amounts otherwise available.
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Filing registrants (2)
2015 · fourth_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
FAA Reauthorization Act of 2015; Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY16 (H.R. 2029); Transportation/HUD Appropriations Act, FY16 (H.R. 2610/S. 1243); Homeland Security Appropriations Act, FY16 (H.R. 3128/S. 1619); Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2015 (H.R. 911/ S. 911); Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R. 644/S. 1269); U.S. Customs and Border Protection Authorization Act (H.R. 878); Preclearance Authorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 998); air traffic control operations and modernization; aircraft operations, maintenance and safety issues; airport access and infrastructure; commercial aviation taxes and fees; customer service and consumer protection issues; civil aviation security; customs, immigration and passenger facilitation issues; human trafficking.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Congress.gov source codes: H11100, H11100-A
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
Bills with similar content found using semantic analysis.
Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2015 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, FY16 (S. 1619/H.R. 3128); Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R. 644/S. 1269); U.S. Customs and Border Protection Authorization Act (H.R. 878); Preclearance Authorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 998); civil aviation security; aviation taxes and fees; customs, immigration, inspection, and passenger facilitation issues; cyber security; human trafficking.
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2015 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, FY16 (S. 1619); Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R. 644/S. 1269); U.S. Customs and Border Protection Authorization Act (H.R. 878); Preclearance Authorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 998); civil aviation security; aviation taxes and fees; customs, immigration and passenger facilitation issues.
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2015 · third_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
FAA Reauthorization Act of 2015; Airport and Airways Extension Act (H.R. 3614); Transportation/HUD Appropriations Act, FY16 (H.R. 2610/S. 1243); Homeland Security Appropriations Act, FY16 (S. 1619); Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2015 (H.R. 911/ S. 911); Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R. 644/S. 1269); U.S. Customs and Border Protection Authorization Act (H.R. 878); Preclearance Authorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 998); air traffic control operations and modernization; aircraft operations, maintenance and safety issues; airport access and infrastructure; commercial aviation taxes and fees; customer service and consumer protection issues; civil aviation security; customs, immigration and passenger facilitation issues; war risk insurance.
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2015 · third_quarter · Travel/Tourism
H.R. 158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 229, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 399, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 878, United States Customs and Border Protection Authorization Act H.R. 1401/S. 2091, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015 S. 208, Secure the Border First Act of 2015 S. 542, Counterterrorism Border Security Enhancement Act Various issues relating to visa waiver program
Client expense: $16,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · second_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
FAA Reauthorization Act of 2015; Transportation/HUD Appropriations Act, FY16 (H.R. 2610/S. 1243); Homeland Security Appropriations Act, FY16 (S. 1619); Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2015 (H.R. 911/ S. 911); Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R. 644/S. 1269); U.S. Customs and Border Protection Authorization Act (H.R. 878); Preclearance Authorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 998); air traffic control operations and modernization; aircraft operations, maintenance and safety issues; airport access and infrastructure; commercial aviation taxes and fees; customer service and consumer protection issues; civil aviation security; customs, immigration and passenger facilitation issues; war risk insurance.
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2015 · second_quarter · Homeland Security
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, FY16 (S. 1619); Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R. 644/S. 1269); U.S. Customs and Border Protection Authorization Act (H.R. 878); Preclearance Authorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 998); civil aviation security; customs, immigration and passenger facilitation issues.
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2015 · second_quarter · Travel/Tourism
H.R. 158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 229, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 399, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 H.R. 664 / S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 878, United States Customs and Border Protection Authorization Act H.R. 1401, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015 S. 208, Secure the Border First Act of 2015 S. 542, Counterterrorism Border Security Enhancement Act Various issues relating to visa waiver program
Client expense: $17,860,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2015 · first_quarter · Homeland Security
FY 2016 Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 240); U.S. Customs and Border Protection Authorization Act (H.R. 3846); United States Customs and Border Protection Authorization, legislation to designate John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, as a U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of entry (H.R. 878); civil aviation security; customs, immigration and passenger facilitation issues.
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2015 · first_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
FAA Reauthorization Act of 2015; FY 2016 THUD Appropriations Act; FY 2016 Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 240); U.S. Customs and Border Protection Authorization Act (H.R. 3846); United States Customs and Border Protection Authorization, legislation to designate John Wayne Airport in Orange County, CA, as a U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of entry (H.R. 878); Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2015 (H.R. 911); air traffic control operations and modernization; aircraft operations, maintenance and safety issues; airport access and infrastructure; commercial aviation taxes and fees; customer service issues; civil aviation security; customs, immigration and passenger facilitation issues; war risk insurance.
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2015 · first_quarter · Travel/Tourism
H.R. 158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 229, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 240, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 399, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 H.R. 664 / S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 878, United States Customs and Border Protection Authorization Act H.R. 1401, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015 S. 208, Secure the Border First Act of 2015 S. 542, Counterterrorism Border Security Enhancement Act Various issues relating to visa waiver program
Client expense: $13,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office