Department of Homeland Security Border Security Metrics Act of 2015
Latest action · Oct 8, 2015 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 255.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 27, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Department of Homeland Security Border Security Metrics Act of 2015
(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and annually implement specified metrics to measure the effectiveness of: (1) security between ports of entry; (2) security at ports of entry; (3) security in the maritime environment; and (4) aviation assets and operations of the Office of Air and Marine of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, including in detecting and apprehending subjects and in seizing illicit drugs. Such metrics shall be informed by situational awareness, which is defined as knowledge and unified understanding of current unlawful cross-border activity.
(Sec. 7) DHS shall: (1) make data related to apprehensions, inadmissible aliens, drug seizures, and other enforcement actions available to the public, academic research, and law enforcement communities in accordance with applicable privacy laws; (2) provide DHS's Office of Immigration Statistics with unfettered access to the data; (3) submit an annual report containing such metrics and the data and methodology used to develop such metrics to specified congressional committees and the Comptroller General; and (4) after submitting its final report, evaluate and update such metrics to ensure that they meet DHS's performance management needs and are suitable to measure the effectiveness of border security.
(Sec. 8) The Comptroller General shall submit a biennial report that analyzes the suitability and statistical validity of the data and methodology contained in such DHS reports and that includes recommendations on: (1) the feasibility of other suitable metrics for measuring the effectiveness of border security, and (2) improvements that need to be made to the metrics being used to measure such effectiveness.
After the end of each fiscal year through FY2025, DHS must submit a "State of the Border" reportthat includes: (1) trends for each metric under this Act for the last 10 years, and (2) selected analysis into related aspects of illegal flow rates.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 27, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Jul 27, 2015 |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Jul 27, 2015 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 8, 2015Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 114-152.
- Oct 8, 2015Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 255.
- Jul 29, 2015Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jul 27, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Jul 27, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2943 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 | Related bill | Dec 23, 2016 |
| S 2976 | DHS Accountability Act of 2016 | Related bill | Jun 28, 2016 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Aviation and airports
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal justice information and records
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Immigration
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Performance measurement
- Smuggling and trafficking
- Transportation safety and security
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 8, 2015Reported to Senate
- Jul 27, 2015Introduced in Senate
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