Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 6907
Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels Act
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Introduced 2025-12-18Topic: immigration · public safety · criminal justiceSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill allows U.S. Customs and Border Protection to buy up to 50 more scanning systems and related equipment to inspect people and vehicles leaving the United States for Mexico, with this purchasing authority ending after 5 years. It requires Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hire at least 200 new Homeland Security Investigations special agents, half focused on smuggling of money and guns into Mexico and half on smuggling, trafficking, and unauthorized entry from Mexico. By March 30, 2027, the Department of Homeland Security must, to the extent practicable, inspect at least 10 percent of vehicles and other transport heading from the U.S. to Mexico. The bill also requires reports to Congress on inspection resources and plans, and quarterly reports for 4 years on seizures of cash, firearms, and ammunition leaving the country.
Sponsors
- Eugene Simon Vindman Democrat sponsor
- 1 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security. | refer |
| 2025-12-19 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. | refer |
| 2025-12-18 | House | Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-12-18 | House | Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-12-18 | House | Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-12-18 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-12-18 | Introduced in House | introduce |