Congress 116 - HR 5273 - Securing America's Ports Act

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Securing America's Ports Act

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report to Congress a plan to perform high-throughput scanning of all commercial and passenger vehicles and freight rail traffic entering the United States at a land port of entry or rail-border crossing using large-scale non-intrusive inspection systems, such as X-ray and gamma-ray imaging systems, or similar technology. The plan shall include elements such as (1) an inventory of such systems currently in use, (2) the estimated costs of achieving a 100% scanning rate, and (3) the anticipated impact that increasing the scanning rate will have on wait times at land ports of entry and rail-border crossings. DHS shall periodically report to Congress on the progress in implementing the plan.

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Jan 5, 2021

Became Public Law No: 116-299.
Jan 5, 2021

Signed by President.
Dec 24, 2020

Presented to President.
Dec 10, 2020

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 10, 2020

On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H7128-7129)
Dec 10, 2020

Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H7128-7129)
Dec 10, 2020

Ms. Torres Small (NM) asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendments.
Dec 10, 2020

Ms. Torres Small (NM) asked unanimous consent to take the bill, H.R. 5273, from the Speaker's Table and agree to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H7128-7129)
Dec 8, 2020

Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 7, 2020

Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7243-7244; text: CR S7244)
Dec 7, 2020

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7243-7244; text: CR S7244)
Sep 9, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 530.
Sep 9, 2020

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 116-267.
Mar 11, 2020

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Feb 11, 2020

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 10, 2020

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 10, 2020

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H987)
Feb 10, 2020

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Feb 10, 2020

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5273.
Feb 10, 2020

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H986-988)
Feb 10, 2020

Ms. Torres Small (NM) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Feb 6, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 317.
Feb 6, 2020

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-394.
Jan 29, 2020

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 29, 2020

Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations Discharged.
Jan 29, 2020

Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Dec 13, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Dec 13, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Nov 26, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Nov 26, 2019

Introduced in House

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