Bills · 118th Congress · Immigration

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 relating to authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to consolidate, modify, or reorganize Customs revenue functions.

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Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · 1/17/24Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote passes the bill. “As amended” means changes written into the motion itself are included.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic203 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Not voting
  • Republican200 Yea · 9 Nay · 10 Not voting
  • Independent / Other0 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

This bill expands the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to consolidate, modify, or reorganize customs revenue functions.

For example, this bill authorizes CBP to add functions to existing positions that perform these revenue functions. CBP may also establish new job series and grades for personnel that perform these functions.

The bill also modifies a provision that prohibits CBP from reducing the staffing level of certain revenue functions (e.g., import specialists, entry specialists, and customs auditors). Specifically, this bill relaxes this prohibition by allowing for reductions if the reduction will not result in a staffing level below the optimal level as determined in a specified resource allocation model. (Currently, CBP is required to report to Congress every two years the results of this model to determine the optimal staffing levels for carrying out CBP commercial operations.)

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Sponsor
Rep. Michelle Steel ( Republican · CA-45)
Cosponsors
1
Introduced
10/2/23
Policy area
Immigration
Status
10/2/23Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
10/2/23Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
10/2/23Introduced in House
11/2/23Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.
11/2/23Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
1/16/24At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
1/16/24DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5862.
1/16/24Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H141-143)
1/16/24Mr. Smith (NE) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
1/17/24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
1/17/24On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 403 - 9 (Roll no. 12). (text: 1/16/2024 CR H141)
1/17/24Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 403 - 9 (Roll no. 12). (text: 1/16/2024 CR H141)
1/17/24Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H175-176)
1/18/24Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.