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H.R. 195

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 195, the CBP Relocation Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Keith Self (R). It was referred to Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability, and last saw action on Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.

Record

Text

H.R. 195 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb195/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 195 IH: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Relocation Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-03
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 195  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 3, 2025   Mr. Self  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Homeland Security    A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to relocate to the State of Texas the headquarters of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   U.S. Customs and Border Protection Relocation Act   or the   CBP Relocation Act  .
2.
Relocation of the headquarters of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(a)
In general
Not later than January 1, 2026, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall relocate to the State of Texas the headquarters of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, including the functions, personnel, and real assets of such headquarters.
(b)
Duties and powers
In carrying out the relocation described in subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection—
(1)
shall collaborate with the Commissioner of the General Land Office of the State of Texas to ensure that the requirement described in subsection (c) is satisfied; and
(2)
may acquire any right, title, or interest in or to land in the State of Texas through a written contract that is signed by the Secretary and the individual who is authorized to convey such right, title, or interest, as the case may be.
(c)
Headquarters requirement
The relocation described in subsection (a) shall be strategically placed with respect to handling a crisis at the border between the United States and Mexico.
(d)
Land title
Any title to land conveyed to the Secretary of Homeland Security in carrying out the relocation described in subsection (a) shall conform to the title approval standards of the Attorney General that are applicable to land acquisitions by the Federal Government.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-03
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 3, 2025

hb195/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/03/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Keith Self (R) sponsors H.R. 195 alone.

Keith Self

Rep. · R–TX-3 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 195 went before 2 committees: Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee and Homeland Security.

Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee
Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee
Referred to · Jan 3, 2025 · 22 Bills
Homeland Security
Homeland Security
Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 6 Bills

Actions

H.R. 195 has taken 3 actions since Jan 3, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 3, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.Homeland Security Committee
Jan 3, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee

Votes

H.R. 195 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 195 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • CBP Relocation Act — Display Title
  • CBP Relocation Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection Relocation Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to relocate to the State of Texas the headquarters of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 195 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION—District of Columbia16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JENNIFER TYREE116
KATHERINE SYBENGA116
MARAM ABDELHAMID116
MATTHEW SOCKNAT116
MATTHEW SOWARDS116
KURT VORNDRAN115
REGINA HUTTER115
COLLEEN COSTELLO111
JOSH NASSAR111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 fourth_quarter$350K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 second_quarter$350K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 first_quarter$310K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 third_quarter$300K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 first_quarter$300K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 195 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 195’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr195/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 195 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Border security and unlawful immigration to Texas.

hr195/subjects.txt
Border security and unlawful immigrationDepartment of Homeland SecurityGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyLand transfersTexas

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com