H.R. 4071

119th Congress

In Committee

Combatting International Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling Partnership Act of 2025

Sponsored byRepublican:Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3]MS· Introduced 23 June 2025
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2

Cosponsors

20

Actions

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Amendments

3

Committees

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

20 November 2025·8 months ago

Summary

Reported to House · Updated 13 November 2025

Combatting International Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling Partnership Act of 2025

This bill expands permitted U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) activities in foreign countries and provides for tort claims against the United States for certain CBP operations in foreign countries.

The bill allows officers and agents of the Air and Marine Operations of CBP to provide specified support to the government of foreign countries. In particular, officers and agents may provide support for

  • monitoring, locating, and deterring the smuggling of illegal drugs, persons, or goods into the United States;
  • tracking terrorist or other threats to the United States;
  • emergency humanitarian efforts; and
  • law enforcement capacity-building efforts.

The bill also allows CBP to expend appropriated funds to pay claims for money damages made against the United States that arise in a foreign country in connection with CBP operations. This includes money damages for injury, loss of property, personal injury, or death caused by certain acts or omissions of an employee of the agency while acting within the scope of his or her office or employment. Under current law, acts occurring in foreign countries are excepted from the Federal Tort Claims Act.

Claims made under the bill must be made no more than two years after the date of the incident. The authority to expend funds for such damages expires five years after the date of enactment of the bill. 

Timeline

20 actions

  1. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

    20 November 2025 · IntroReferral

  2. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4071.

    19 November 2025 · Floor

  3. Mr. Guest moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

    19 November 2025 · Floor

  4. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4788-4789)

    19 November 2025 · Floor

  5. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4788)

    19 November 2025 · Floor

  6. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4788)

    19 November 2025 · Floor

  7. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    19 November 2025 · Floor

  8. Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-323, Part I.

    3 October 2025 · Committee

  9. Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-323, Part I.

    3 October 2025 · Committee

  10. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 276.

    3 October 2025 · Calendars

  11. Committee on Ways and Means discharged.

    3 October 2025 · Committee

  12. Committee on Ways and Means discharged.

    3 October 2025 · Discharge

  13. Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

    25 June 2025 · Committee

  14. Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Discharged

    25 June 2025 · Committee

  15. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

    25 June 2025 · Committee

  16. Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

    23 June 2025 · IntroReferral

  17. Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

    23 June 2025 · IntroReferral

  18. Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

    23 June 2025 · Committee

  19. Introduced in House

    23 June 2025 · IntroReferral

  20. Introduced in House

    23 June 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

2 cosponsors

Sponsor

Republican:Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3]MS

Cosponsors

  • Democrat150%
  • Republican150%

Classification

Policy area

International Affairs

Legislative subjects

Border security and unlawful immigrationCustoms enforcementDepartment of Homeland SecurityDrug trafficking and controlled substancesExecutive agency funding and structureForeign aid and international reliefHomeland securityHuman traffickingLaw enforcement officersSmuggling and traffickingTerrorism

Committees

3

  • Homeland Security Committee

    House · Standing

    • Referred To23 Jun 2025
    • Discharged from25 Jun 2025
    • Markup By25 Jun 2025
    • Reported By3 Oct 2025

    • Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee

      • Referred to23 Jun 2025

  • Ways and Means Committee

    House · Standing

    • Referred To23 Jun 2025
    • Discharged From3 Oct 2025

  • Foreign Relations Committee

    Senate · Standing

    • Referred To20 Nov 2025

Reports

Cosponsor momentum

Cumulative over time

Cosponsors grew from 1 on 23 June 2025 to 2 on 30 September 2025.

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