HR 5869 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Maritime Border Security Review Act

Introduced May 17, 2018 Originated House Sponsor Jenniffer González-Colón R-PR

Latest action · Sep 5, 2018 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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.

IntroducedMay 17, 2018
Passed HouseSep 4, 2018
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 6

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 17, 2018.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-NY	Daniel M. Donovan, Jr.	Original	May 17, 2018
R-NE	Don Bacon	Original	May 17, 2018
R-FL	Mario Diaz-Balart	Original	May 17, 2018
R-NY	Peter T. King	Original	May 17, 2018
R-WI	Sean P. Duffy	Original	May 17, 2018
D-FL	Stephanie N. Murphy	Original	May 17, 2018

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Homeland Security Committee	Referred May 17, 2018Markup Jul 24, 2018Reported Sep 4, 2018
	Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee	Referred Jun 4, 2018Discharged Jul 24, 2018
Senate	Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee	Referred Sep 5, 2018

Actions 14

Everything that happened, newest first.

Sep 5, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 4, 2018Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-918.
Sep 4, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 713.
Sep 4, 2018Mr. Katko moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 4, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR S7796-7799)
Sep 4, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5869.
Sep 4, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7796)
Sep 4, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 24, 2018Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security Discharged.
Jul 24, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 24, 2018Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 4, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
May 17, 2018Introduced in House
May 17, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H7796–H7799Text printed H7796	Bennie G. Thompson D-MS, Jenniffer González-Colón R-PR, John Katko R-NY, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX	Sep 4, 2018

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

H. Rept. 115-918

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

Aug 21, 2018H.R. 5869, Maritime Border Security Review ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on July 24, 2018

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution ``All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.'' Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution Congress shall have the power . . . ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 81, May 17, 2018, page H4210.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 302	FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018	Related bill	Oct 5, 2018
S 3478	FAMILIES Act	Related bill	Sep 18, 2018

Titles 4

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a maritime border threat analysis, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Maritime Border Security Review Act
Short Titles as Reported to House: Maritime Border Security Review Act
Short Titles as Passed House: Maritime Border Security Review Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Sep 5, 2018Referred in Senate
Sep 4, 2018Engrossed in House
Sep 4, 2018Reported in House
May 17, 2018Introduced in House

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