H.R. 1353 · 108th Congress
SAFE Border Act of 2003
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DavisSponsor7 cosponsors · 5 D, 2 R
6 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Secure and Fast Entry at the Border Act of 2003 or the SAFE Border Act of 2003 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize The Port Passenger Accelerated Service System (PortPASS) as a permanent land border inspection program.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 19, 2003
Directs the Secure Electronic Network for Travelers' Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) Pilot Program of the Immigration and Naturalization Service to issue permits for non-commercial vehicle border crossers that shall be valid for not less than two years.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Department of Homeland Security must ensure the permanence of PortPASS programs in the transition from the Department of Justice to the Department of Homeland Security; (2) all land PortPASS programs should utilize interoperable technology to offer program enrollees increased commuter access; and (3) the Secretary of Homeland Security should increase SENTRI staffing, and create a pre-inspection low-risk traveler commuter lane for pedestrian land border crossers.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: SAFE Border Act of 2003
Also known as: Secure and Fast Entry at the Border Act of 2003
Latest action (May 5, 2003): Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Policy area: Immigration · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 19, 2003
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.