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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION 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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH11, 2025
Mr. G
REENof Tennessee (for himself, Mr. GIMENEZ, Ms. DELACRUZ, and
Mr. C
ISCOMANI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Appropriations
A BILL
Making continuing appropriations for the salary and ex-
penses of certain excepted employees of U.S. Customs
and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Homeland Heroes Pay 4
Act’’. 5
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SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN EM-1
PLOYEES OF CBP AND ICE. 2
(a) I
NGENERAL.—There are appropriated, out of 3
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 4
such sums as are necessary to pay, during the period of 5
any lapse in discretionary appropriations occurring on or 6
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the salaries 7
and expenses of— 8
(1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents 9
and officers who are performing mission critical 10
functions at United States Southwest, Northern, and 11
maritime border ports of entry, and between such 12
ports of entry, including preventing terrorists, ter-13
rorists weapons, illegal aliens, illicit drugs, and other 14
illegal contraband; and 15
(2) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce-16
ment officers and agents who conduct— 17
(A) immigration enforcement, including de-18
taining and removing aliens (as defined in sec-19
tion 101 of the Immigration and Nationality 20
Act); and 21
(B) investigations of criminal operations 22
and organizations, including— 23
(i) the illegal trade of contraband 24
such as goods, weapons, and drugs; and 25
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(ii) the smuggling and trafficking of 1
people. 2
(b) T
ERMINATION.—Appropriations and funds made 3
available and authority granted pursuant to this section 4
shall be available until whichever of the following first oc-5
curs: 6
(1) The enactment into law of an appropriation 7
(including a continuing appropriation) for any pur-8
pose for which amounts are made available in sub-9
section (a). 10
(2) The enactment into law of the applicable 11
regular or continuing appropriations resolution or 12
other Act without any appropriation for such pur-13
pose. 14
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