House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
To authorize additional appropriations for personnel and technology for the United States Customs Service and the Immigration and Naturalization Service, which have joint responsibility at ports of entry, in order to increase inspection and enforcement at ports of entry and to expedite and facilitate the flow of legal commercial and passenger traffic at United States borders and interior checkpoints.
Sponsor: Rep. Silvestre Reyes D-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 1, 1998
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Apr 15, 1998 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 2588 (105th) Border Security and Enforcement Act of 1997
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- H.Con.Res. 253 (105th) Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of the 150th anniversary of the presence…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.