US Congress Senate Bill 3279 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on June 7 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-06-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to enter into agreements with persons for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to provide customs and immigration services at a land border port of entry, subject to payment of a fee to reimburse the CBP for providing such services. Directs the Administrator of General Services to establish procedures for evaluating proposals submitted by persons to: (1) enter into cost-sharing or reimbursement agreements with the General Services Administration (GSA) for the construction or maintenance of infrastructure at a land border port of entry, and (2) provide GSA an unconditional gift of property for use in the construction or maintenance of such infrastructure. Prescribes minimum requirements for such procedures.

Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2012

Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]

Sen. Kay Hutchison [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-06-07	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

HB5964 (Same As) 2012-06-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
HB5968 (Related) 2012-06-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3279/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s3279/BILLS-112s3279is.pdf