CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)

S.Amdt. 44

S.Amdt. 44 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Changes S. 5 — Laken Riley Act

Not adopted

This amendment was never taken up, and the bill finished without it. It was never voted on.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration
  3. Failed

What this amendment would do

This amendment would add a new section to the bill to establish Joint Operations Centers.

  • The Department of Homeland Security would establish at least 2 Joint Operations Centers along the southern border of the United States within 6 months of the Act being passed.

  • These centers would act as hubs for coordination and communication between federal, state, local, and tribal agencies.

  • The centers would coordinate operations involving ground, air, and sea or amphibious activities, and support border operations such as detecting and deterring criminal activity involving drugs, weapons, terrorism, and human trafficking.

  • The centers would track the deployment of personnel and coordinate training.

  • The Secretary of Homeland Security would be required to report to Congress annually regarding the establishment of the centers, the resources used, the operations conducted, and any communication gaps identified.