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H.R. 6794: Integrating New Technologies to Empower Law Enforcement at Our Borders Act

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H.R. 6794: Integrating New Technologies to Empower Law Enforcement at Our Borders Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-02-18 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-02-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] · 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

Integrating New Technologies to Empower Law Enforcement at Our Borders Act

Plain summary

Integrating New Technologies to Empower Law Enforcement at Our Borders Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to report to Congress a plan to identify and deploy emerging and advanced technologies (e.g., artificial intelligence, automation, and optical radar) to achieve greater situational awareness along the northern and southern U.S. borders between ports of entry. The report shall contain information including assessments of (1) how Customs and Border Protection is currently using such technologies, (2) how such technologies can address border security capability gaps, and (3) the cost of acquiring such technologies.

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Official text

Integrating New Technologies to Empower Law Enforcement at Our Borders Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] · 9 cosponsors

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Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Patrick Ryan (D-NY), Sharice Davids (D-KS)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] reported raising $6.0 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-cong117-hr6794 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117