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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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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Police Our Border Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Our Federal, State, local, and Tribal law en-
forcement officers put their lives on the line each day 
in order to protect our country and serve their com-
munities. 
(2) According to the National Law Enforcement 
Officer Memorial Fund, 136 law enforcement officers 
died in the line-of-duty in 2023. 
(3) Congress should do everything in its power to 
support law enforcement officers at every level and in 
every part of our nation. 
(4) The southwest border crisis created by the 
Biden Administration has made every state a border 
state. 
(5) The Biden border crisis has placed a burden 
on law enforcement agencies across the nation and 
has placed a significant strain on the resources that 
are critical to keeping communities safe. 
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(6) Law enforcement officers in every state are 
put in life-threatening scenarios as a direct result of 
the open borders. 
(7) Law enforcement has been forced to deal with 
the influx of fentanyl and many officers are exposed 
to the drug while on duty. 
(8) It is in the best interest of law enforcement 
officers and the communities they serve for Congress 
to pass, and the President to sign into law, strong 
border security legislation. 
SEC. 3. REPORT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress 
a report on the impact the Biden border crisis is having 
on law enforcement officers at the Federal, State, local, and 
Tribal level, including— 
(1) the estimated dollar amount of all resources 
devoted to addressing the Biden border crisis, and the 
extent to which such resources are not available to 
law enforcement agencies; 
(2) the exposure of law enforcement officers to 
fentanyl resulting from encounters with illegal aliens 
at the border and in the United States; 
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(3) injuries to law enforcement officers based on 
a connection to the Biden border crisis or exposure to 
fentanyl; and 
(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 
impact the border crisis is having on law enforce-
ment at the Federal, State, local, and Tribal 
level. 
MAY 6, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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