United StatesCombatting International Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling Partnership Act of 2025
What it does
This bill expands permitted U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) activities in foreign countries and provides for tort claims against the United States for certain CBP operations in foreign countries.
More detail
The bill allows officers and agents of the Air and Marine Operations of CBP to provide specified support to the government of foreign countries. In particular, officers and agents may provide support for
monitoring, locating, and deterring the smuggling of illegal drugs, persons, or goods into the United States;
tracking terrorist or other threats to the United States;
emergency humanitarian efforts; and
law enforcement capacity-building efforts.
The bill also allows CBP to expend appropriated funds to pay claims for money damages made against the United States that arise in a foreign country in connection with CBP operations. This includes money damages for injury, loss of property, personal injury, or death caused by certain acts or omissions of an employee of the agency while acting within the scope of his or her office or employment. Under current law, acts occurring in foreign countries are excepted from the Federal Tort Claims Act.
Claims made under the bill must be made no more than two years after the date of the incident. The authority to expend funds for such damages expires five years after the date of enactment of the bill.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Nov 20Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Latest
- Nov 19Mr. Guest moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Nov 19Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4788-4789)
- Nov 19DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4071.
- Nov 19Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4788)Passed House
- Nov 19Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 3Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-323, Part I.
- Oct 3Committee on Ways and Means discharged.Minor
- Oct 3Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 276.
- Jun 25Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Discharged
- Jun 25Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 25Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jun 23Introduced in House
- Jun 23Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
- Jun 23Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.Introduced