HR 5862 United States House · 118th Congress

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 relating to authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to consolidate, modify, or reorganize Customs revenue functions.

This bill amends the Homeland Security Act to clarify and expand U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) authority over customs revenue operations. It requires CBP to maintain staffing levels above a specified "optimal" threshold from a 1978 model before reducing staff, and adds new job titles like "National Account Managers" to existing categories. The bill explicitly authorizes CBP to consolidate, modify, or reorganize revenue functions - such as by adjusting job classifications or creating new positions - and allows the Office of Personnel Management to establish standards for new roles. This directly affects CBP's internal staffing structure and job classifications but does not change customs duties or tax collection policies.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2024
House Passage
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Oct 2, 2023 Last action Jan 18, 2024
Floor votes · House Jan 17, 2024

How they voted

4039
Passed · 20 other
Total votes 432
Jan 17, 2024
D Democratic213
203 Yea 10
95% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican218
199 Yea 9 Nay 10
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Jan 18, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Jan 17, 2024
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 403 - 9 (Roll no. 12). (text: 1/16/2024 CR H141)
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 403 - 9 (Roll no. 12). (text: 1/16/2024 CR H141)
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Introduced
Mr. Smith (NE) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Nov 2, 2023
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.
lower
Nov 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Oct 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
lower
Oct 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
lower
Oct 2, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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