Reasonable Search Standards Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (11 Apr 2000): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
What this bill does
This bill, the Reasonable Search Standards Act, would change how U.S. Customs Service personnel conduct searches and detentions of travelers entering the United States. It would prohibit personnel from using a traveler's race, religion, gender, national origin, or sexual orientation as the basis for a search or detention, unless specific information suggests the person is involved in illegal activity and matches those characteristics.
The bill would also require Customs Service personnel to document their reasons before conducting a pat-down or a more intrusive search, unless they suspect the person is carrying a weapon. Additionally, the Commissioner of Customs would need to ensure personnel receive regular training on search procedures, focusing on prohibiting discriminatory profiling. The Commissioner would also be required to study and report annually to Congress on detentions and searches conducted by Customs personnel.
S. 2393 was introduced in the Senate in April 2000 and referred to the Committee on Finance. As of its introduction, it has not moved further in the legislative process. If it were to advance, it would need to be considered by the committee, potentially pass the full Senate, and then go through a similar process in the House of Representatives before it could be sent to the President.
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Official summary
Reasonable Search Standards Act - Prohibits Customs Service personnel from subjecting travelers to detention or searches based upon race, religion, gender, national origin, or sexual orientation, except when acting upon specific information that a particular traveler suspected of engaging in illegal activity is described by one or more of such characteristics.Requires Customs Service personnel, before a pat down or intrusive nonroutine search, to document reasons to support a belief that an individual may be carrying contraband in violation of Federal law. Waives such requirement with respect to anyone suspected of carrying a weapon.Instructs the Commissioner of Customs to require Customs Service personnel to undergo periodic training on identification, detention, and search procedures, with particular emphasis on profiling proscriptions.Directs the Commissioner to study and report annually to Congress on detentions and searches of persons by Customs Service personnel during the preceding calendar year.Authorizes appropriations.
Timeline
11 Apr 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Common questions
- What does S. 2393 do?
- This bill, the Reasonable Search Standards Act, would change how U.S. Customs Service personnel conduct searches and detentions of travelers entering the United States. It would prohibit personnel from using a traveler's race, religion, gender, national origin, or sexual orientation as the basis for a search or detention, unless specific information suggests the person is involved in illegal activity and matches those characteristics. The bill would also require Customs Service personnel to document their reasons before conducting a pat-down or a more intrusive search, unless they suspect the person is carrying a weapon. Additionally, the Commissioner of Customs would need to ensure personnel receive regular training on search procedures, focusing on prohibiting discriminatory profiling. The Commissioner would also be required to study and report annually to Congress on detentions and searches conducted by Customs personnel. S. 2393 was introduced in the Senate in April 2000 and referred to the Committee on Finance. As of its introduction, it has not moved further in the legislative process. If it were to advance, it would need to be considered by the committee, potentially pass the full Senate, and then go through a similar process in the House of Representatives before it could be sent to the President.
- Has S. 2393 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 2393. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 2393?
- S. 2393 was sponsored by Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), with 7 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 2393?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (11 Apr 2000).
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