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A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to identify and conduct recurrent vetting of evacuees from Afghanistan found not to be properly vetted before entering the United States.

3/13/2024, 1:00 PM

Congressional Summary of S 5118

This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct recurrent and periodic screening and vetting of all evacuees from Afghanistan who were paroled into the United States under certain operations. The screening and vetting must include consulting all law enforcement and international terrorist screening databases.

Current Status of Bill S 5118

Bill S 5118 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since November 17, 2022. Bill S 5118 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on November 17, 2022.  Bill S 5118's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. as of November 17, 2022

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 5118

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
1
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
1
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 5118

Primary Policy Focus

Immigration

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 5118

A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to identify and conduct recurrent vetting of evacuees from Afghanistan found not to be properly vetted before entering the United States.
A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to identify and conduct recurrent vetting of evacuees from Afghanistan found not to be properly vetted before entering the United States.

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