Enhancing DHS Drug Seizures Act

Bill: 117-hr-9050
Sponsor: Rep. Flores, Mayra [R-TX-34]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Enhancing DHS Drug Seizures Act

 
This bill addresses various issues related to border security. 
 
For example, the bill 
 
 
authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to waive reimbursement for the salaries of DHS employees providing training to foreign-vetted law enforcement or national security units under an agreement with the Department of Defense; 
 
authorizes U.S. Customs and Border Protection to provide air and marine support to foreign governments for certain operations, such as an operation to stop illegal drugs from entering the United States; and 
 
makes it a crime to destroy or significantly damage physical or electronic devices (e.g., fences or cameras) used by the federal government to control a U.S. international border with the intent to achieve certain goals relating to securing financial gain and breaking federal laws.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
action_date: 2022-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
action_date: 2022-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Foreign Affairs, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Foreign Affairs, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Foreign Affairs, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Foreign Affairs, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Foreign Affairs, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House