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H.R. 4748: Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act of 2010

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H.R. 4748: Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act of 2010

111th Congress · introduced 2010-03-03 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Became Public Law No: 111-356.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2010-03-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 475 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR4748 (2010-07-27), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 111-356. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act of 2010

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 20, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act of 2010 - Amends the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 to require the Director of National Drug Control Policy, not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act and every two years thereafter, to develop and submit to specified congressional committees a Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy. Requires such Strategy to: (1) set forth the strategy of the federal government for preventing the illegal trafficking of drugs across the international border between the United States and Canada, including through and between ports of entry; (2) state the specific roles and responsibilities of each relevant National Drug Control Program agency for implementing the strategy; (3) identify the specific resources required to enable the relevant agencies to implement the strategy; (4) reflect the unique nature of small communities along the border, ongoing cooperation and coordination with Canadian law enforcement authorities, and variations in the volumes of vehicles and pedestrians crossing through ports of entry along the border; and (5) include a strategy to end the illegal trafficking of drugs to or through Indian reservations on or near the border.

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Official text

Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act of 2010

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23] · 7 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Rick Larsen (D-WA)

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr4748 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111