S4672-118

Introduced

To require the Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess current efforts to respond to hazardous weather and water events at or near United States borders and, to the extent such efforts may be improved, to develop a hazardous weather and water events preparedness and response strategy, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 11, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require the Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess current efforts to respond to hazardous weather and water events at or near United States borders and, to the extent such efforts may be improved, to develop a hazardous weather and water events preparedness and response strategy, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Government Operations, Healthcare.

Who Benefits and How

immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section ide368a1629da74444a9c85ecbb4f04af7: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Border Weather Resiliency Act of 2024.
  • Section id04461a07dd7049a6a4cf8149d42fb558: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and...
  • Section id88170132665f407e8048990426d5a440: 3. Assessment of impacts of hazardous weather and water events on U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel, technology, and infrastructure The Commissioner...
  • Section id21c988c69a484b7393ec5d32f374dcbe: 4. Strategy to address impacts of hazardous weather and water events Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall...
  • Section id849cdfca0012460ca3b70bf2a3601960: 5. Safety protocols to protect U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel, technology, and infrastructure Not later than 1 year after the date of the...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require the Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess current efforts to respond to hazardous weather and water events at or near United States borders and, to the extent such efforts may be improved, to develop a hazardous weather and water events preparedness and response strategy, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Immigration, Government Operations, Healthcare

Primary Purpose

This bill, To require the Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess current efforts to respond to hazardous weather and water events at or near United States borders and, to the extent such efforts may be improved, to develop a hazardous weather and water events preparedness and response strategy, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Policy Domains

Immigration Government Operations Healthcare

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 11, 2024

Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Peters, and Mr. …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Immigration Government Operations Healthcare
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

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