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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-26 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate |
| 2018-09-25 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2018-09-25 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8752) | House floor actions |
| 2018-09-25 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6742. | House floor actions |
| 2018-09-25 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8752-8753) | House floor actions |
| 2018-09-25 | Floor | Mr. McCaul moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | House floor actions |
| 2018-09-25 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 751. | House floor actions |
| 2018-09-25 | Discharge | Committee on Ways and Means discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2018-09-25 | Committee | Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-963, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2018-09-13 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. | House committee actions |
| 2018-09-13 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2018-09-07 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House committee actions |
| 2018-09-07 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2018-09-07 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2018-09-07 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |