CBP can work in other countries and pay damage claims.
H.R. 4071 — Combatting International Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling Partnership Act of 2025 · Filed by Michael Guest (R-MS) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Jun 23, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The bill lets U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) work with other countries. CBP stops drug trafficking, human smuggling, and terrorism. CBP can pay money for damage from these operations. Claims must be filed within two years. The bill expires after five years.
Who it affects
CBP officers will work in foreign countries. People hurt by CBP operations may file damage claims. The bill affects how the government pays for harm.
One thing to notice
CBP can pay damage claims from its regular budget. Congress will only learn about claims paid after five years end.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 1 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Jun 23, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jun 23, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means and House Committee on Homeland Security · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement”
- Jun 25, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Jun 25, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote”
- Nov 19, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4788)”
- Nov 19, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Guest moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Customs and Border Protection — The U.S. agency that guards borders and stops illegal goods.
- drug trafficking — Moving illegal drugs across borders to sell them.
- human smuggling — Moving people across borders illegally, often by force or deception.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,100 characters) on Jul 2, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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