United StatesHomeland Security would report yearly on staffing at entry points
Congress would receive yearly assessments of staffing, travel delays, and other operating needs at airports, seaports, and land border crossings managed by Homeland Security.
What it does
Homeland Security would report yearly on its entry points, starting within 90 days of enactment, and brief designated congressional committees within 30 days of each report.
Argument forYearly reports could help Congress identify staff shortages and facility needs that may contribute to delays at entry points.
Argument againstPreparing yearly assessments and briefings could take staff time from other work at Homeland Security and its partner agencies.
More detail
The Homeland Security secretary would assess entry point operations, report to designated congressional committees, and brief those committees. Assessments would cover airports, seaports, and land border crossings managed by Homeland Security. They would examine staffing and operating needs, trade effects, and impacts on privacy and other rights. The secretary would coordinate with Customs and Border Protection and the General Services Administration. The first assessment would be due within 90 days of enactment and annually afterward. Briefings would be due within 30 days of each assessment’s submission.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Oct 19Introduced in HouseLatest
- Oct 19Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.Introduced
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