Border Transportation Efficiency Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (29 Apr 2021): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
What this bill does
This bill, the Border Transportation Efficiency Act, would direct Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to create a program aimed at speeding up the transportation of detainees to processing facilities. The program would require CBP to assign at least 300 border patrol agents with commercial driver's licenses and passenger endorsements to remote border patrol stations. It also specifies that certain border patrol sectors must have a set number of agents with commercial driver's licenses working each shift and a minimum number of buses assigned.
The bill affects U.S. Border Patrol agents and detainees. Border patrol agents in remote areas would be assigned to a new program, and their work time would count towards obtaining and maintaining a commercial driver's license. The specified sectors, including El Paso, Laredo, Rio Grande Valley, San Diego, Yuma, Tucson, Big Bend, Del Rio, and El Centro, would have designated numbers of agents with commercial driver's licenses and buses available. The goal is to reduce wait times for detainees at remote stations.
This bill was introduced in the Senate on April 29, 2021, and has been referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. No further action has been taken since its introduction. If passed by the Senate, it would then need to be passed by the House of Representatives and signed by the President to become law.
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Official summary
Border Transportation Efficiency Act
This bill directs Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to establish a program to expedite detainee transport to processing facilities.
Under the program, CBP shall ensure that at least 300 border patrol agents that have commercial driver's licenses with passenger endorsements are assigned to remote border patrol stations. CBP shall also ensure that for specified geographical sectors (1) a certain number of border patrol agents with commercial driver's licenses are serving on each shift, and (2) a certain number of buses are assigned.
Timeline
29 Apr 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Common questions
- What does S. 1514 do?
- This bill, the Border Transportation Efficiency Act, would direct Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to create a program aimed at speeding up the transportation of detainees to processing facilities. The program would require CBP to assign at least 300 border patrol agents with commercial driver's licenses and passenger endorsements to remote border patrol stations. It also specifies that certain border patrol sectors must have a set number of agents with commercial driver's licenses working each shift and a minimum number of buses assigned. The bill affects U.S. Border Patrol agents and detainees. Border patrol agents in remote areas would be assigned to a new program, and their work time would count towards obtaining and maintaining a commercial driver's license. The specified sectors, including El Paso, Laredo, Rio Grande Valley, San Diego, Yuma, Tucson, Big Bend, Del Rio, and El Centro, would have designated numbers of agents with commercial driver's licenses and buses available. The goal is to reduce wait times for detainees at remote stations. This bill was introduced in the Senate on April 29, 2021, and has been referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. No further action has been taken since its introduction. If passed by the Senate, it would then need to be passed by the House of Representatives and signed by the President to become law.
- Has S. 1514 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 1514. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 1514?
- S. 1514 was sponsored by Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), with 2 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 1514?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (29 Apr 2021).
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