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H.R. 2629 (110th)

Agricultural Border Safeguard Protection Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

7 June 2007

Last action

26 June 2007 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

Sponsors

Rep. Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12], Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2], Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4]

Subjects

Agriculture

Source updated

14 August 2025

Agriculture

Summary

Agricultural Border Safeguard Protection Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act to repeal the transfer of agricultural import and entry inspection functions from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) develop agricultural import and entry procedures for inspections, monitoring, and auditing; (2) ensure that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has an electronic system with real-time tracking capability for monitoring, tracking, and reporting inspection activities; (3) develop and maintain an integrated, real-time communication system with respect to import and entry agricultural inspections to alert state agriculture departments about significant Service findings; and (4) establish the International Trade Inspection Advisory Committee.

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Timeline

  1. 7 June 2007

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 7 June 2007

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 7 June 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 7 June 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 25 June 2007

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.

    Source: Committee

  6. 26 June 2007

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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