Police Our Border Act

Bill: 118-hr-8146
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. D'Esposito, Anthony [R-NY-4]
Introduced: 2024-04-29
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Law enforcement officers

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2024-05-20
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-04-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Police Our Border Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Justice to report on the impact of the Biden Administration's border policies on law&nbsp;enforcement officers at the federal, state, local, and tribal levels.&nbsp;</p>

action_date: 2024-05-06
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><strong>Police Our Border Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Justice to report on the impact of the Biden Administration's border policies on law&nbsp;enforcement officers at the federal, state, local, and tribal levels.&nbsp;</p>

action_date: 2024-05-16
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><strong>Police Our Border Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Justice to report on the impact of the Biden Administration's border policies on law&nbsp;enforcement officers at the federal, state, local, and tribal levels.&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: IB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8146 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Police Our Border Act . 2. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) Our Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement officers put their lives on the line each day in order to protect our country and serve their communities. (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. (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, and for the President to utilize long standing authorities, including under section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(f) ), to secure the southern border. 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, and the nationality of each such alien; (3) injuries to law enforcement officers based on a connection to the Biden border crisis or exposure to fentanyl; (4) the morale of law enforcement officers; (5) the recruiting impact on hiring law enforcement as a result of the Biden border crisis; (6) estimated dollar amount States expended on local law enforcement efforts to investigate, intercept, and process, which includes the entire evidence lifecycle, from collection and analysis to storage and final destruction, fentanyl trafficked from the United States border; and (7) how many law enforcement officers have been reassigned and local resources reallocated to investigate, intercept, and process, which includes the entire evidence lifecycle, from collection and analysis to storage and final destruction, fentanyl trafficked from the United States border.

Passed the House of Representatives May 16, 2024. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8146 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 20, 2024 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Police Our Border Act . 2. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) Our Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement officers put their lives on the line each day in order to protect our country and serve their communities. (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. (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, and for the President to utilize long standing authorities, including under section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(f) ), to secure the southern border. 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, and the nationality of each such alien; (3) injuries to law enforcement officers based on a connection to the Biden border crisis or exposure to fentanyl; (4) the morale of law enforcement officers; (5) the recruiting impact on hiring law enforcement as a result of the Biden border crisis; (6) estimated dollar amount States expended on local law enforcement efforts to investigate, intercept, and process, which includes the entire evidence lifecycle, from collection and analysis to storage and final destruction, fentanyl trafficked from the United States border; and (7) how many law enforcement officers have been reassigned and local resources reallocated to investigate, intercept, and process, which includes the entire evidence lifecycle, from collection and analysis to storage and final destruction, fentanyl trafficked from the United States border.

Passed the House of Representatives May 16, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 400 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8146 [Report No. 118–482] 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Police Our Border Act . 2. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) Our Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement officers put their lives on the line each day in order to protect our country and serve their communities. (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. (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. 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; (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.

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

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8146 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2024 Mr. D'Esposito introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Police Our Border Act of 2024 . 2. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) Our Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement officers put their lives on the line each day in order to protect our country and serve their communities. (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. (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. 3. Annual 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; (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.