Bipartisan Bill Introduced in House to Mandate CBP Staffing Levels at Canadian Border

Four House Democrats and two Republicans whose states border Canada have introduced a companion bill to a Senate proposal (see 1909100015) to require minimum staffing of CBP officers at the Canadian border. Rep. Brian Higgins, D-N.Y., introduced the bill, H.R. 4276, Sept. 10, and was joined by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn, and Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich.