House Bill Introduced to Increase Agricultural Inspector Staffing at CBP
Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Texas, along with five other Democrats, introduced a companion bill to the bipartisan Senate bill Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act. H.R. 4482, introduced Sept. 24, instructs CBP to hire 240 more agricultural inspectors a year above…
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the current rate of attrition, until the shortage is resolved. The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America supports the proposal (see 1907220044). The co-sponsors include Reps. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, Salud Carbajal, D-Calif., Jim Costa, D-Calif., Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, and Agriculture Committee Chairman Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn.