U.S. Customs and Border Protection Hiring and Retention Act of 2017 or the CBP HiRe Act
This bill provides the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with hiring and compensation flexibilities to support the recruitment, relocation, and retention of employees in rural or remote areas.
Specifically, if the CBP demonstrates a direct relationship between the rural or remote nature of an area and the difficulty recruiting and retaining employees in that area, then it may exercise direct hire authority; pay recruitment, relocation, and retention bonuses; establish special pay rates; and provide an allowance for commuting to a remote worksite.
The bill prohibits the CBP from disclosing to another employer the failed polygraph examination results of a job applicant, unless the applicant signs a release granting permission.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-12 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House floor actions |
| 2018-10-12 | Floor | Received in the House. | House floor actions |
| 2018-10-11 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2018-10-10 | Floor | Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6774-6775; text: CR S6774-6775) | Senate |
| 2018-06-07 | Calendars | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 447. | Senate |
| 2018-06-07 | Committee | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-270. | Senate |
| 2017-10-04 | Committee | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | Senate |
| 2017-06-07 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3329-3330) | Senate |
| 2017-06-07 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |