U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act
Latest action · Oct 15, 2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedJun 27, 2019
- Passed HouseSep 26, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act
The bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to (1) research and report to Congress new approaches to improve procedures for providing medical screening of individuals interdicted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection between ports of entry and recommend any necessary corrective actions, and (2) establish an electronic health record system containing the records of individuals in DHS custody that can be accessed by all relevant DHS departments.
Recorded votes 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 17, 2019 to Jul 23, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jul 17, 2019 |
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 Jun 27, 2019Markup Jul 17, 2019Reported Sep 18, 2019 |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Oct 15, 2019 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 15, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sep 26, 2019Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 577. (consideration: CR H8032-8037)
- Sep 26, 2019Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2203, H.R. 3525 and H. Res. 576. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2203, H.R. 3525, and H.Res. 576 under closed rules. Rule also provides that it shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of September 26, 2019, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules; and provides for proceedings during the period from September 30, 2019, through October 14, 2019
- Sep 26, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3525.
- Sep 26, 2019The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 H8032–H8041, H8042Text printed H8032Motions H8038Recorded votes H8040Green of Tennessee motion to recommit (postpone effective date for requirement that U.S. Customs and Border Protection provide electronic health records) | Bennie G. Thompson D-MS, Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJ, David P. Roe R-TN, Jim Banks R-IN, John Joyce R-PA, Kathleen M. Rice D-NY, Lauren Underwood D-IL, Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA, Mark E. Green R-TN (motion), Mike Rogers R-AL, Nanette Diaz Barragán D-CA, Rick W. Allen R-GA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steny H. Hoyer D-MD | Sep 26, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7913–H7920Text printed H7913Amendments H7919Recorded votes H7919, H7920consideration (H. Res. 577), previous question | Debbie Lesko R-AZ (amendment), Glenn Grothman R-WI, Mary Gay Scanlon D-PA (amendment) | Sep 25, 2019 |
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
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 109, June 27, 2019, page H5258.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46419 | Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 116th Congress Archived | Report | Jul 27, 2020 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 626 | Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 577, the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-33, modified by the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report is considered adopted. | Rules Committee | On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish uniform processes for medical screening of individuals interdicted between ports of entry, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Child health
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Detention of persons
- Health information and medical records
- Immigrant health and welfare
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 15, 2019Referred in Senate
- Sep 26, 2019Engrossed in House
- Sep 18, 2019Reported in House
- Jun 27, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
