H.R. 495: Subterranean Border Defense Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-16 · Immigration · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Subterranean Border Defense Act

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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.

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Subterranean Border Defense Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] · 8 cosponsors

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House roll call 63 (2025): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 495 (2025-03-10): Passed

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr495.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr495 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills