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S. 4698 · 118th Congress

DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2024

Law · 118-103 · Oct 1, 2024
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  1. Senate Introduced Jul 11, 2024
  2. Senate Passed Sep 19, 2024
  3. House Passed Sep 23, 2024
  4. President To the President Sep 26, 2024
  5. President Signed Oct 1, 2024
  6. Law Oct 1, 2024

This act extends through FY2026 the authority of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish and operate joint task forces (JTFs), which coordinate activities across DHS’s component organizations and with other government and international partners.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Oct 2, 2024

DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2024

This act extends through FY2026 the authority of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish and operate joint task forces (JTFs), which coordinate activities across DHS’s component organizations and with other government and international partners.

The act requires DHS to annually provide Congress with (1) a staffing plan for each JTF; and (2) a briefing on various aspects of JTF-East (which operates in the southern maritime environment, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to combat transnational criminal organizations and prepare for maritime mass migration events).

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2024

Latest action (Oct 1, 2024): Became Public Law No: 118-103.

Policy area: Immigration · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 11, 2024

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  1. Senate Introduced Jul 11, 2024
  2. Senate Passed Sep 19, 2024
  3. House Passed Sep 23, 2024
  4. President To the President Sep 26, 2024
  5. President Signed Oct 1, 2024
  6. Law Oct 1, 2024

No recorded floor vote found.