Integrated Cross-Border Law Enforcement Operations Expansion Act
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Latest Action · September 19, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
H.R. 5518, the Integrated Cross-Border Law Enforcement Operations Expansion Act, directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to negotiate an agreement with Canada for joint law enforcement operations across their shared border in air, land, and maritime domains. The bill amends existing federal law to allow U.S. and Canadian law enforcement officers to be stationed in each other's countries and grants them necessary legal protections and privileges to carry out their duties. It also permits the Homeland Security Department to use its existing budget to cover certain legal claims that arise from cross-border operations in foreign countries. The legislation affects border security personnel, customs officers, and law enforcement agencies on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border, though it does not specify new funding amounts or implementation timelines—instead authorizing use of funds already available to existing agencies.
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