S. 3903: A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities.
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S. 3903: A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities.
117th Congress · introduced 2022-03-22 · Immigration · Latest: Held at the desk.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2022-03-22 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities.
Plain summary
This bill directs U.S. Customs Border and Protection (CBP) to establish procedures for performing repairs and maintenance projects below a certain cost threshold at federally owned ports of entry where certain activities are conducted, such as entry inspections and activities to prevent the entry of illicit drugs, agricultural pests, and contraband. CBP may perform such repair and maintenance projects in accordance with the procedures established under this bill.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · 4 cosponsors
Cosponsors on this site
John Cornyn (R-TX), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Gary C. Peters (D-MI)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s3903.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>
Record fed-us-cong117-s3903 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117