Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 1305
115th Congress(2017-2018)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Hiring and Retention Act of 2017
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Oct 10, 2018
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Jun 7, 2017
Latest Action
Oct 12, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1305
Congress
115
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
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Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Arizona
Democrat
North Dakota
Senate Votes (1)
House Votes (0)
checkPassed on October 10, 2018
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6774-6775; text: CR S6774-6775)
Summary

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Hiring and Retention Act of 2017 or the CBP HiRe Act

This bill provides the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with hiring and compensation flexibilities to support the recruitment, relocation, and retention of employees in rural or remote areas.

Specifically, if the CBP demonstrates a direct relationship between the rural or remote nature of an area and the difficulty recruiting and retaining employees in that area, then it may exercise direct hire authority; pay recruitment, relocation, and retention bonuses; establish special pay rates; and provide an allowance for commuting to a remote worksite.

The bill prohibits the CBP from disclosing to another employer the failed polygraph examination results of a job applicant, unless the applicant signs a release granting permission.

Text (4)
October 12, 2018
October 10, 2018
June 7, 2018
Actions (10)
10/12/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
10/12/2018
Received in the House.
10/11/2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
10/10/2018
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6774-6775; text: CR S6774-6775)
10/10/2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6774-6775; text: CR S6774-6775)
06/07/2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 447.
06/07/2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-270.
10/04/2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
06/07/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3329-3330)
06/07/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
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