HR 2786 · 114th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

Cross-Border Rail Security Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-06-15· Sponsored by Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.(2015-09-29)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2015-09-28
Roll #520
Yea 412Nay 0
Democrats
172 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
240 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 2015-09-28
Roll #520
Yea 412Nay 0
Democrats
172 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
240 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Cross-Border Rail Security Act of 2015 This bill directs the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to report to Congress: the number of high-risk rail shipments annually entering the United States; the status of radiation detection units at each rail crossing on the northern and southern land borders of the United States; an assessment of whether additional radiation detection equipment is necessary to ensure that all high-risk cross-border rail shipments are examined with appropriate equipment; and a plan for ensuring that all relevant CBP personnel receive adequate training and guidance on the proper use of CBP's Automated Targeting System for such shipments, the use of appropriate radiation detection equipment for shipment examination, and requirements for recording examination results. The General Accountability Office shall periodically audit CBP operations at rail crossings on such borders to ensure rail shipments are targeted, examined, and the examination results are properly documented.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 2786, Cross-Border Rail Security Act of 2015

Jul 13, 2015

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 25, 2015

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican