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119-hr-4683119th Congress

Securing America’s Ports of Entry Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]

In Committee

Summary

Would require U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to hire 1,000 new officers each fiscal year until ports meet staffing levels in the Workload Staffing Model. It would also push CBP to expand support staff, assess port infrastructure and drug-detection needs, and tighten reporting on temporary duty moves and reimbursable agreements.

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  • CBP officers and support staff: CBP would have to hire, train, and assign not fewer than 1,000 additional CBP officers above attrition each year until staffing matches the Workload Staffing Model. The agency could also hire technicians and Enterprise Services mission support staff to handle non-law enforcement administrative work.
  • Ports and drug interdiction: A Ports of Entry Infrastructure Enhancement Report must be delivered within 90 days to identify technology, detection equipment for opioids and precursors, and safety gear to protect officers during inspections. The report must explain why some ports cannot use technologies deployed elsewhere.
  • Oversight and staffing rules: The bill would require quarterly reports on temporary duty assignments, advance notice at least 10 days before redeploying employees except in emergencies, and an annual Workload Staffing Model report tracking hiring progress, attrition, and affected reimbursable services.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More border officers and oversight

This bill would require U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), subject to appropriations, to hire, train, and assign at least 1,000 new CBP officers above current attrition each fiscal year until staffing meets and sustains the Workload Staffing Model. It would allow CBP to hire support staff for non-law-enforcement administrative tasks to support those officers. The bill would require quarterly reports to Congress on temporary duty assignments, require at least 10 days' advance notice before moving employees between ports (unless an emergency), and require a Comptroller General review and report if CBP fails to hire 1,000 officers in FY2026 or any later year while targets remain unmet.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]

NY • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]

    MS • D

    Sponsored 7/23/2025

  • Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/30/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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