Maritime Border Security Review Act

Bill: 115-hr-5869
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Government studies and investigations
Human trafficking
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Marine and inland water transportation
Performance measurement
Smuggling and trafficking
State and local government operations
Terrorism
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: 

Maritime Border Security Review Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to Congress a maritime border (i.e., the transit zone and the borders and territorial waters of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) threat analysis. The report must identify and describe current and potential terrorism and criminal threats from individuals and groups seeking to enter the United States through the maritime border and improvements needed at U.S. seaports and at the maritime border. In preparing the threat analysis, DHS must consider and examine factors such as technology needs and challenges, the geographic challenges of the maritime border, and the impact of recent natural disasters on border security activities.

action_date: 2018-09-04
text: 

Maritime Border Security Review Act

 
(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to Congress a maritime border (i.e., the transit zone and the borders and territorial waters of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) threat analysis that includes an identification and description of:
 
 
current and potential terrorism and criminal threats posed by individuals and groups seeking to enter the United States through the maritime border or exploit border vulnerabilities on the maritime border;
 
improvements needed at U.S. seaports to prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United States and reduce criminal activity, as measured by the total flow of illegal goods and illicit drugs, related to the maritime border;
 
improvements needed with respect to the maritime border to prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United States and reduce criminal activity related to the maritime border; 
 
vulnerabilities in law, policy, cooperation between state, territorial, and local law enforcement, or international agreements that hinder effective and efficient border security, counterterrorism, anti-human trafficking efforts, and the flow of legitimate trade relating to the maritime border; and
 
metrics and performance parameters used by DHS to evaluate maritime security effectiveness.
 
 
 In preparing the threat analysis, DHS shall consider and examine:
 
 
technology and personnel needs and challenges;
 
the role of state, territorial, and local law enforcement in general border security activities;
 
the need for cooperation among federal, state, territorial, local, and appropriate international law enforcement entities relating to border security;
 
the geographic challenges of the maritime border; and
 
the impact and consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate on general border security activities relating to the maritime border.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7796)
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7796)
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5869.
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR S7796-7799)
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Mr. Katko moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 713.
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-918.
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-918.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security Discharged.
action_date: 2018-06-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Introduced in House