WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Committee on Homeland Security will conduct a full committee markup tomorrow, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at 10:00 AM ET to consider legislation critical to enhancing the security of the homeland.

Among the legislation the Committee will mark up are measures to ban the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from procuring batteries made by Chinese Communist Party-linked companies, amplify law enforcement operations with foreign partners to combat human smuggling and drug trafficking, and enhance information sharing between DHS and critical law enforcement partners to counter terrorism and other threats to homeland security. The Committee will also mark up legislation to boost Custom and Border Protection’s ability to address maintenance and repair projects at ports of entries along the border, improve airport screening for veterans and disabled passengers and enhance airport security, and increase the safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of drug detection equipment and reference libraries used by federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies.

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Legislation to be considered includes:

• H.R. 4574, the “Cooperation on Combatting Human Smuggling and Trafficking Act,” introduced by Rep. Lou Correa
• H.R. 6229, the “DHS Special Events Program and Support Act,” introduced by Rep. Dina Titus
• H.R. 7311, the “Combatting International Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling Partnership Act of 2024,” an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to be offered by Rep. Michael Guest
• H.R. 8150,  the “Reducing Excessive Vetting Authorities to Maintain our Ports (REVAMP) Act,” an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to be offered by Rep. Tony Gonzales
• H.R. 8631, the “Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act,” an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to be offered by Rep. Carlos Gimenez
• H.R. 8645, the “Improved Screening for Veterans and Passengers with Disabilities Act,” introduced by Rep. Shri Thanedar
• H.R. 8655, the “Federal Air Marshal Enhancing Airport Security Act of 2024,” introduced by Rep. Carlos Gimenez
• H.R. 8654, the “Streamlining Law Enforcement Information Sharing Act,” introduced by Rep. Mike Ezell
• H.R. 8658, the “Emerging Digital Identity Ecosystem Report Act of 2024,” introduced by Rep. Clay Higgins
• H.R. 8663, the “DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024,” introduced by Rep. Nick LaLota
• H.R. 8664, the “DHS Intelligence and Analysis Oversight and Transparency Act,” introduced by Rep. Laurel Lee
• H.R. 8671, the “DHS Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program and Law Enforcement Support Act,” introduced by Rep. August Pfluger
• H.R. 8675, the “Repair of the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System Act of 2024,” introduced by Rep. Andrew Garbarino
• H.R. 8662, the “TSA Commuting Fairness Act,” introduced by Rep. Tim Kennedy

When: Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at 10:00 AM ET

Where: 310 Cannon House Office Building

Watch: The markup will be livestreamed here and will be open to the public and press. Press must be congressionally credentialed and should RSVP by 8:00 AM ET Wednesday, June 12, 2024. 
 

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