H.R. 4961: To require ports of entry along the northern border to remain open as many hours per day as they were open prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.


Quick Facts:

Bill Sponsor: Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND-At-Large)

Congress: 118

Date Introduced: July 27, 2023

Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. (July 27, 2023)

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This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to ensure that the operating hours of all ports of entry located on the United States-Canada border are equal to or greater than the operating hours that were in place immediately before the declaration of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

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