H.R. 4071 House International Affairs
Combatting International Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling Partnership Act of 2025
STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR
Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate and read twice and referred to the committee on foreign relations on Nov 20, 2025.
- House Introduced in House Jun 23, 2025
- House Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Jun 23, 2025
- House Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. Jun 23, 2025
- House Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Discharged Jun 25, 2025
- House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Jun 25, 2025
- House Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Jun 25, 2025
- House Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-323, Part I. Oct 3, 2025
- House Committee on Ways and Means discharged. Oct 3, 2025
- House Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 276. Oct 3, 2025
- House Mr. Guest moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Nov 19, 2025
- House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4788-4789) Nov 19, 2025
- House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4071. Nov 19, 2025
- House Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4788) Nov 19, 2025
- House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4788) Nov 19, 2025
- House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Nov 19, 2025
- Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Nov 20, 2025
Cosponsors
2
Subjects
Border security and unlawful immigrationCustoms enforcementDepartment of Homeland SecurityDrug trafficking and controlled substancesExecutive agency funding and structureForeign aid and international reliefHomeland securityHuman traffickingLaw enforcement officersSmuggling and traffickingTerrorism
Committees
- Ways and Means Committee
- Bills of Interest - Exchange of Letters
- Discharged From , Oct 3, 2025
- Referred To , Jun 23, 2025
- Foreign Relations Committee
- Referred To , Nov 20, 2025
- Homeland Security Committee
- Reported By , Oct 3, 2025
- Markup By , Jun 25, 2025
- Discharged from , Jun 25, 2025
- Referred To , Jun 23, 2025
Summary
Combatting International Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling Partnership Act of 2025This bill expands permitted U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) activities in foreign countries and provides for tort claims against the United States for certain CBP operations in foreign countries.The bill allows officers and agents of the Air and Marine Operations of CBP to provide specified support to the government of foreign countries. In particular, officers and agents may provide support formonitoring, locating, and deterring the smuggling of illegal drugs, persons, or goods into the United States;tracking terrorist or other threats to the United States;emergency humanitarian efforts; andlaw enforcement capacity-building efforts.The bill also allows CBP to expend appropriated funds to pay claims for money damages made against the United States that arise in a foreign country in connection with CBP operations. This includes money damages for injury, loss of property, personal injury, or death caused by certain acts or omissions of an employee of the agency while acting within the scope of his or her office or employment. Under current law, acts occurring in foreign countries are excepted from the Federal Tort Claims Act.Claims made under the bill must be made no more than two years after the date of the incident. The authority to expend funds for such damages expires five years after the date of enactment of the bill.
Summary as of: Reported to House
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