Securing America's Ports Act became law 406 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 123 words.
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.
- Committees
- House Homeland Security Committee
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Immigration: 20 of 2,400 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.8%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 21 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 8, from enrolled bill to public law · 1,365 words
- Subjects
- Border security and unlawful immigrationCongressional oversightGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsMotor carriers +1 more
- Latest action
- Jan 5, 2021: Became Public Law No: 116-299.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
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