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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 5517
Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act
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Introduced 2025-09-19Topic: immigrationSummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceNorthern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to regularly perform a threat analysis of the northern U.S. border. The analysis must be performed every two years and include terroristic and criminal threats, improvements needed to prevent terrorism and reduce criminal activity, and whether preclearance and advance inspection operations at northern ports of entry could prevent terrorists from entering in the United States. DHS must (1) update its northern border strategy after performing each threat analysis, and (2) provide a classified briefing to Congress. If DHS determines no update is required, DHS must notify Congress. U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations (AMO) must develop performance measures to assess the AMO’s effectiveness at securing the northern border between ports of entry in air and maritime environments.
Sponsors
- Nicholas A. Langworthy Republican sponsor
- 27 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2026-09-16 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5898) | |
| 2026-09-16 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. | floor pass | |
| 2026-09-16 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5517. | |
| 2026-09-16 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5898-5899) | |
| 2026-09-16 | House | Mr. Van Epps moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | |
| 2026-09-16 | Senate | Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 628. | |
| 2026-09-15 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 728. | |
| 2026-09-15 | House | Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-830. | report |
| 2026-09-15 | Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-830. | report | |
| 2026-06-24 | House | Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 2. | refer |
| 2026-06-24 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2026-06-24 | House | Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Discharged | refer |
| 2025-09-22 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. | refer |
| 2025-09-19 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. | refer |
| 2025-09-19 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-09-19 | Introduced in House | introduce |