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H.R. 992 · 119th CongressImmigration

PATROL Act has not moved since its introduction on Feb 5, 2025, with cosponsors, all Republicans

Sponsored by Cloud, Michael R-TX · 19 cosponsors: 0 Democrats, 19 Republicans
IntroducedFeb 5, 2025
Reported—
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What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 101 words.

Preventing Aliens Through Rivers or Land Act or the PATROL Act This bill prohibits the Department of Justice (DOJ) from bringing certain civil actions against a state for building a physical structure impacting navigable waters along the U.S. border for security purposes. Specifically, the DOJ is prohibited from bringing an action for (1) the construction of a bridge, causeway, dam, dike, or other structure over or in a port, harbor, or other navigable water of the United States without federal approval; or (2) the creation of any obstruction to the navigable capacity of waters of the United States without federal approval.

Context
Committees
House Judiciary Committee
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Policy area
Immigration: 20 of 2,400 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.8%)
Sponsor
1 of 69 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in house · 207 words
Latest action
Feb 5, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0

The bill status record lists no related bills.

Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]