About the bill
The substitute to H.R. 5788 to be considered by the House would require the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to transmit advance electronic data (AED) to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on at least 70 percent of international packages by December 31, 2018, and 100 percent of international packages by December 31, 2020. The data will enable CBP to target high-risk shipments for inspection and seizure. The bill would require USPS to refuse shipments for which AED is not furnished after December 31, 2020 or to take remedial measures, including law enforcement actions, to ensure compliance. The bill would establish penalties if USPS accepts international mail shipments without AED after December 31, 2020. The bill would also direct the State Department to strengthen international postal agreements and to ensure that any …
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
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6 Cosponsors (5 Republicans, 1 Democrat)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“President Signs STOP Act into Law”
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Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI8, 2015-2018]
(Sponsor)
on Oct 24, 2018
“Reichert, House Pass Package to Fight the Opioid Epidemic”
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Rep. David Reichert [R-WA8, 2005-2018]
(Co-sponsor)
on Sep 28, 2018
“Washington Review, June 15, 2018”
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Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ8, 2013-2022]
on Jun 15, 2018
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History
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May 15, 2018
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Introduced
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May 16, 2018
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Ordered Reported
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Jun 8, 2018
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Reported by House Committee on Ways and Means
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Jun 14, 2018
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Jun 22, 2018
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
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Sep 17, 2018
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Oct 3, 2018
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Final Bill —
Senate Agreed to Changes
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Oct 24, 2018
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
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H.R. 5788 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 5788. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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