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Union Calendar No. 400 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8146 

[Report No. 118–482] 

To require a report by the Attorney General on the impact the border 

crisis is having on law enforcement at the Federal, State, local, and 

Tribal level. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 29, 2024 

Mr. D’ESPOSITO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

MAY 6, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 29, 2024] 


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A BILL 

To require a report by the Attorney General on the impact 

the border crisis is having on law enforcement at the 

Federal, State, local, and Tribal level. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Police Our Border Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

6 Congress finds as follows: 

7 (1) Our Federal, State, local, and Tribal law en8 forcement officers put their lives on the line each day 

9 in order to protect our country and serve their com10 munities. 

11 (2) According to the National Law Enforcement 

12 Officer Memorial Fund, 136 law enforcement officers 

13 died in the line-of-duty in 2023. 

14 (3) Congress should do everything in its power to 

15 support law enforcement officers at every level and in 

16 every part of our nation. 

17 (4) The southwest border crisis created by the 

18 Biden Administration has made every state a border 

19 state. 

20 (5) The Biden border crisis has placed a burden 

21 on law enforcement agencies across the nation and 

22 has placed a significant strain on the resources that 

23 are critical to keeping communities safe. 


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1 (6) Law enforcement officers in every state are 

2 put in life-threatening scenarios as a direct result of 

3 the open borders. 

4 (7) Law enforcement has been forced to deal with 

5 the influx of fentanyl and many officers are exposed 

6 to the drug while on duty. 

7 (8) It is in the best interest of law enforcement 

8 officers and the communities they serve for Congress 

9 to pass, and the President to sign into law, strong 

10 border security legislation. 

11 SEC. 3. REPORT. 

12 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

13 of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress 

14 a report on the impact the Biden border crisis is having 

15 on law enforcement officers at the Federal, State, local, and 

16 Tribal level, including— 

17 (1) the estimated dollar amount of all resources 

18 devoted to addressing the Biden border crisis, and the 

19 extent to which such resources are not available to 

20 law enforcement agencies; 

21 (2) the exposure of law enforcement officers to 

22 fentanyl resulting from encounters with illegal aliens 

23 at the border and in the United States; 


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1 (3) injuries to law enforcement officers based on 

2 a connection to the Biden border crisis or exposure to 

3 fentanyl; and 

4 (4) the morale of law enforcement officers. 


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Union Calendar No. 400 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8146 

[Report No. 118–482] 

A BILL 

To require a report by the Attorney General on the 

level. ment at the Federal, State, local, and Tribal impact the border crisis is having on law enforceMAY 6, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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