Subterranean Border Defense Act passed the House 53 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedJan 16, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamberMar 10, 2025
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 47 words.
Subterranean Border Defense Act This bill requires recurring annual reporting by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on the implementation of a strategic plan to counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations. Currently, CBP is only required to report once no later than one year after the plan's development.
Context
- Committees
- House Homeland Security Committee
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Immigration: 20 of 2,400 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.8%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 40 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 3, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 65 words
- Subjects
- Border security and unlawful immigrationGovernment information and archives
- Latest action
- Mar 11, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th S. 5427 Subterranean Border Defense Act R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]