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House Bill 6742
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Secure Border Communications Act
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Passed House on Sep 25, 2018
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Republican
Introduced
Sep 7, 2018
Latest Action
Sep 26, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
6742
Congress
115
Policy Area
Immigration
Immigration
Primary focus of measure is administration of immigration and naturalization matters; immigration enforcement procedures; refugees and asylum policies; travel and residence documentation; foreign labor; benefits for immigrants. Measures concerning smuggling and trafficking of persons may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area. Measures concerning refugees may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Brian Mast
Florida
Republican
Michael McCaul
Texas
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on September 25, 2018
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8752)
Summary

Secure Border Communications Act

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that each U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer or agent is equipped with a secure radio or other two-way communication device, supported by system interoperability, that permits communication: (1) between ports of entry and inspection stations; and (2) with other federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement entities.

DHS shall: (1) ensure that U.S. Border Patrol agents in remote mission critical locations and at border checkpoints have multi- or dual-band encrypted portable radios, and (2) acquire radios or other devices with the option to connect to commercial mobile broadband networks for deployment in areas where such networks enhance operations and are cost effective.

DHS may evaluate new or emerging communications technologies to determine their suitability for border security operations.

Text (4)
Referred in Senate
September 26, 2018
Reported in House
September 25, 2018
Engrossed in House
September 25, 2018
Introduced in House
September 7, 2018
Related Bills (2)
Jun 27, 2018
Failed House
12
Sponsorship
House Bill 6136
Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018
Active
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Jun 21, 2018
Failed House
100
Sponsorship
House Bill 4760
Securing America's Future Act of 2018
Active
Amendments
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (15)
09/26/2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
09/25/2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
09/25/2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8752)
09/25/2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8752)
09/25/2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6742.
09/25/2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8752-8753)
09/25/2018
Mr. McCaul moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
09/25/2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 751.
09/25/2018
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
09/25/2018
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-963, Part I.
09/13/2018
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
09/13/2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
09/07/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
09/07/2018
Referred 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.
09/07/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:41:35 PM
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