H.R. 2786: Cross-Border Rail Security Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-15 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 520 (2015): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR2786 (2015-09-28), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Cross-Border Rail Security Act of 2015

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Cross-Border Rail Security Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to report to Congress on: the number of high-risk rail shipments annually entering the United States; the status of radiation detection units at each rail crossing on the northern and southern land borders of the United States; an assessment of whether additional radiation detection equipment is necessary to ensure that all high-risk cross-border rail shipments are examined with appropriate equipment; and a plan for ensuring that all relevant CBP personnel receive adequate training and guidance on the proper use of CBP's Automated Targeting System for such shipments, the use of appropriate radiation detection equipment for shipment examination, and requirements for recording examination results. The General Accountability Office shall periodically audit CBP operations at rail crossings on such borders to ensure that rail shipments are targeted and examined and that the examination results are properly documented.

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Official text

Cross-Border Rail Security Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2786, Cross-Border Rail Security Act of 2015 (2015-07-13)

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Recorded votes

House roll call 520 (2015): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR2786 (2015-09-28): Passed

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr2786.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2786 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114