Border Patrol Enhancement Act
Latest action · Dec 9, 2024 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 670.
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 4, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Border Patrol Enhancement Act
This bill addresses various issues related to U.S. Border Patrol staffing.
The bill establishes for the U.S. Border Patrol an authorized personnel level of 20,500 agents, which may be adjusted by the Department of Homeland Security using a validated personnel requirements determination model required by this bill. Specifically, the U.S. Border Patrol must complete a personnel requirements determination model and contract with a research entity to analyze the validity of the model.
The bill also provides for higher minimum pay rates for agents.
Furthermore, the U.S. Border Patrol must require agents, employees, and certain contract employees to participate in continuing education on various topics, including (1) the nonlethal use of force policies and de-escalation strategies; (2) identifying and responding to vulnerable populations, such as children and victims of human trafficking; and (3) relevant cultural, societal, racial, and religious training.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 4, 2023 to Jul 26, 2023, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | May 4, 2023 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Jul 26, 2023 | |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Jul 26, 2023 | |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Jul 26, 2023 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2024Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-267.
- Dec 9, 2024Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 670.
- Jul 19, 2023Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- May 4, 2023Introduced in Senate
- May 4, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2226 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 | Related bill | Jul 27, 2023 |
| HR 2670 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 | Related bill | Dec 22, 2023 |
| HR 2837 | Border Patrol Pay Parity Act | Related bill | Apr 25, 2023 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Employee hiring
- Employment and training programs
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government studies and investigations
- Immigration
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2024Reported to Senate
- May 4, 2023Introduced in Senate
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