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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 495
Subterranean Border Defense Act
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Introduced 2025-01-16Topic: immigrationSummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceSubterranean 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.
Sponsors
- Elijah Crane Republican sponsor
- 8 cosponsors
Recorded votes
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yeas | Nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-10 | House roll 63 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 402 | 1 |
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-03-10 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2025-03-10 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 402 - 1 (Roll no. 63). (text: CR H1046) | |
| 2025-03-10 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 402 - 1 (Roll no. 63). (text: CR H1046) | floor pass | |
| 2025-03-10 | House | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1057-1058) | |
| 2025-03-10 | House | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | |
| 2025-03-10 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 495. | |
| 2025-03-10 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1045-1046) | |
| 2025-03-10 | House | Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | |
| 2025-01-16 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. | refer |
| 2025-01-16 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. | refer |
| 2025-01-16 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-01-16 | Introduced in House | introduce |