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Public Law 118-103 · S 4698 · October 1, 2024 · Immigration

DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2024

Passed without a recorded vote✍ Signed by Joe Biden

What it does

A plain-language summary is coming. Here is the official summary from the Congressional Research Service:

DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2024 This act extends through FY2026 the authority of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish and operate joint task forces (JTFs), which coordinate activities across DHS’s component organizations and with other government and international partners. The act requires DHS to annually provide Congress with (1) a staffing plan for each JTF; and (2) a briefing on various aspects of JTF-East (which operates in the southern maritime environment, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to combat transnational criminal organizations and prepare for maritime mass migration events).

How Congress voted

This law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, so there is no record of how individual members voted.