119-hr2050

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2050 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2050

Making continuing appropriations for the salary and expenses of certain 
 excepted employees of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. 
 Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 11, 2025

 Mr. Green of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Gimenez, Ms. De La Cruz, and 
Mr. Ciscomani) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Appropriations

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 A BILL

Making continuing appropriations for the salary and expenses of certain 
 excepted employees of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. 
 Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Homeland Heroes Pay Act''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF CBP AND ICE.

    (a) In General.--There are appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to pay, 
during the period of any lapse in discretionary appropriations 
occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
salaries and expenses of--

    (1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and officers 
 who are performing mission critical functions at United States 
 Southwest, Northern, and maritime border ports of entry, and 
 between such ports of entry, including preventing terrorists, 
 terrorists weapons, illegal aliens, illicit drugs, and other 
 illegal contraband; and

    (2) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and 
 agents who conduct--
        (A) immigration enforcement, including detaining 
 and removing aliens (as defined in 

section 101 of the 
 Immigration and Nationality Act); and
        (B) investigations of criminal operations and 
 organizations, including--
            (i) the illegal trade of contraband such as 
 goods, weapons, and drugs; and
            (ii) the smuggling and trafficking of 
 people.

    (b) Termination.--Appropriations and funds made available and 
authority granted pursuant to this section shall be available until 
whichever of the following first occurs:

    (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a 
 continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are 
 made available in subsection

    (a) .

    (2) The enactment into law of the applicable regular or 
 continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any 
 appropriation for such purpose.
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