S. 595: Boots on the Border Act of 2017
On 7/24/17, S. 595 was placed on Senate Legislative Calendar.
On 5/17/17, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved S. 595 on a 9-2 roll call vote, as amended by the Johnson substitute amendment, Johnson amendment 2, Heitkampt amendment 2 as modified, and Heitkampt amendment 3 as modified.
On 3/9/17, Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) introduced the Boots on the Border Act of 2017 (S. 595) to allow U.S. Customs and Border Protection to waive polygraph examination requirements for applicants.
Cite as AILA Doc. No. 17051632.
Related Resources
- Sign-On Letter Calling on Members of Congress to Oppose H.R. 2213 and S. 595
- Featured Issue: Legislative Efforts to Lower CBP Hiring Standards
- H.R. 2213: Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017
- In this Op-Ed published in The Hill, James Tomsheck, former Assistant Commissioner of CBP for Internal Affairs explains why legislation to weaken CBP hiring standards would exacerbate corruption and misconduct in the agency.
- Executive Actions Issued on the Border and Interior Enforcement