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H.R. 3524: Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization Act

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H.R. 3524: Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-06-27 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-06-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization Act

Plain summary

Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization Act This bill authorizes assistance to the Northern Triangle countries (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) to address the causes of migration to the United States and contains provisions related to the handling of such migrants. The Department of State shall create and implement a Northern Triangle strategy to (1) address crime and violence, (2) improve democratic governance, and (3) promote economic development and tackle extreme poverty. The State Department shall (1) help strengthen the capacity of Western Hemisphere countries to accept and care for refugees, and (2) establish Designated Processing Centers in various Latin American countries to process individuals seeking to migrate to the United States. At least 100,000 additional nationals from Northern Triangle countries shall be admitted as refugees each year from FY2020 through FY2024. The bill requires the hiring of additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, immigration judges, and related staff. The Department of Homeland Security shall establish standards of minimum care for individuals in CBP custody and additional guidelines and standards relating to children in CBP custody. The bill expands penalties related to smuggling and establishes criminal penalties for certain actions related to evading border controls. The bill contains various other immigration-related provisions, including (1) limits on when asylum applicants may be removed, (2) an expansion of alternatives to detention programs, and (3) a requirement that the Department of Justice provide counsel to children and particularly vulnerable individuals in immigration proceedings.

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Official text

Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] · 61 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Steve Cohen (D-TN), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), John Garamendi (D-CA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Jim Costa (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Julia Brownley (D-CA) and 1 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] reported raising $2.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr3524 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116