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HR 1297 · in committee · significant

LPOE Modernization Trust Fund Act

What this bill does

  • Creates a dedicated fund to modernize U.S. land border ports of entry using customs fees and surcharges.
  • Affects the Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations.
  • Fund receives annual transfers from collected fees; money can be spent on construction, expansion, technology, and staff hiring.

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  1. 01

    How would dedicating customs fee revenue to modernizing ports of entry affect wait times and trade flow at the southern and northern borders?

  2. 02

    Which ports of entry would prioritize modernization funding, and what criteria should determine how these federal resources are allocated?

  3. 03

    What are the trade-offs between funding border infrastructure modernization versus other uses of customs fee revenue?

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Sponsor · D-TX-28

Henry Cuellar

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Introduced 2025-02-13

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-13 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

  2. 2025-02-13 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Agriculture, and the Judiciary, 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.

  3. 2025-02-13 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Agriculture, and the Judiciary, 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.

  4. 2025-02-13 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Agriculture, and the Judiciary, 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.

  5. 2025-02-13 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Agriculture, and the Judiciary, 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.

  6. 2025-02-13 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  7. 2025-02-13 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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