119th Congress International Affairs
H.R. 4071: Combatting International Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling Partnership Act of 2025
Passed House
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill expands permitted U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) activities in foreign countries and provides for tort claims against the United States for certain CBP operations in foreign countries.
The bill allows officers and agents of the Air and Marine Operations of CBP to provide specified support to the government of foreign countries. In particular, officers and agents may provide support for
- monitoring, locating, and deterring the smuggling of illegal drugs, persons, or goods into the United States;
- tracking terrorist or other threats to the United States;
- emergency humanitarian efforts; and
- law enforcement capacity-building efforts.
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The bill also allows CBP to expend appropriated funds to pay claims for money damages made against the United States that arise in a foreign country in connection with CBP operations. This includes money damages for injury, loss of property, personal injury, or death caused by certain acts or omissions of an employee of the agency while acting within the scope of his or her office or employment. Under current law, acts occurring in foreign countries are excepted from the Federal Tort Claims Act.
Claims made under the bill must be made no more than two years after the date of the incident. The authority to expend funds for such damages expires five years after the date of enactment of the bill.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Nellie Pou D-NJOriginal
- Brian Fitzpatrick R-PA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Michael Guest SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, marked up, reported, discharged, passed House6 events+92
- 2Brian FitzpatrickCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Nellie PouCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Michael Guest.
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- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Mr. Guest moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4788-4789)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4071.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4788)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4788)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-323, Part I.
- Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 276.
- Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Discharged
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.