# 116-hr-5273: Securing America's Ports Act

116-hr-5273, Securing America's Ports Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] (D-NM); status Became Public Law No: 116-299. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5273
- Congress: 116
- Title: Securing America's Ports Act
- Status: Became Public Law No: 116-299.
- Introduced: 2019-11-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Securing America's Ports Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report to Congress a plan to scan all commercial and passenger vehicles entering the United States at a land port of entry using large-scale non-intrusive inspection systems, such as X-ray and gamma-ray imaging systems. The plan shall include elements such as (1) an inventory of such systems currently in use, (2) the estimated costs of achieving a 100% scanning rate, and (3) the anticipated impact that increasing the scanning rate will have on wait times at land ports of entry. DHS shall periodically report to Congress on the progress in implementing the plan. DHS shall also carry out a pilot program to research and develop technology enhancements to inspection areas at land ports of entry.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2019-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2019-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2020-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-5273 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5273)

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- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5273 (as of 2025-11-18).