119-hr4070

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 4070 Reported in House

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 Union Calendar No. 267
119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4070

 [Report No. 119-313]

 To require a homeland security border threat assessment on Tren de 
 Aragua and associated strategic plan, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 23, 2025

 Mr. Knott (for himself, Mr. Guest, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Crane, 
 Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. Strong, 
 Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. Evans of 
 Colorado, Mr. McDowell, and Mr. Higgins of Louisiana) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland 
 Security

 September 26, 2025

 Additional sponsors: Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, Mr. Luttrell, Mr. 
 Bacon, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Huizenga, Ms. 
 Greene of Georgia, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Moore of North 
Carolina, Mr. Steube, Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona, Mr. McGuire, Mr. Goldman 
 of Texas, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Walberg, and Mr. Fry

 September 26, 2025

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
 and ordered to be printed

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To require a homeland security border threat assessment on Tren de 
 Aragua and associated strategic plan, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Tren de Aragua Border Security 
Threat Assessment Act''.

SEC. 2. HOMELAND SECURITY BORDER THREAT ASSESSMENT ON TREN DE ARAGUA; 
 STRATEGIC PLAN.

    (a) Threat Assessment.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
 in consultation with the intelligence community and the heads 
 of other relevant Federal departments or agencies as the 
 Secretary determines appropriate, shall submit to the 
 appropriate congressional committees a border threat assessment 
 regarding Tren de Aragua (in this section referred to as the 
 ``threat assessment'').

    (2) Elements.--The threat assessment shall include the 
 following:
        (A) An identification of current and potential 
 criminal threats posed by members of Tren de Aragua and 
 affiliates seeking to--
            (i) unlawfully enter the United States 
 through the southwest, northern, or maritime 
 border; or
            (ii) exploit any security vulnerabilities 
 along the southwest, northern, or maritime 
 border.
        (B) Descriptions of the following with respect to 
 Tren de Aragua:
            (i) Origins.
            (ii) Strategic aims.
            (iii) Tactical methods.
            (iv) Funding sources.
            (v) Leadership structure.
            (vi) Chronological growth and presence in 
 the United States.
            (C) Any other matters the Secretary of Homeland 
 Security considers appropriate.

    (3) Form.--The threat assessment shall be submitted in 
 unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

    (b) Strategic Plan.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the 
 submission of the threat assessment under subsection

    (a) , the 
 Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the heads 
 of other relevant Federal departments or agencies as the 
 Secretary determines appropriate, shall submit to the 
 appropriate congressional committees a strategic plan (in this 
 subsection referred to as the ``Strategic Plan'') relating to 
 countering the threats identified in the threat assessment, in 
 accordance with paragraph

    (2) .

    (2) Contents.--The Strategic Plan shall include, at a 
 minimum, a consideration of the following:
        (A) The threat assessment, with an emphasis on 
 efforts to mitigate the criminal threats from 
 transnational criminal organizations, including the 
 threats identified in the threat assessment in 
 accordance with subsection

    (a)

    (2)
        (A) .
        (B) Efforts to analyze and disseminate border 
 security and border threat information between 
 Department of Homeland Security border security 
 components with the following:
            (i) Other appropriate Federal departments 
 and agencies with missions associated with the 
 southwest, northern, or maritime border.
            (ii) State, local, Tribal, and territorial 
 law enforcement agencies with jurisdictions 
 adjacent to the southwest, northern, or 
 maritime border.
            (C) Efforts to locate, detect, interdict, and 
 disrupt transnational criminal organizations, including 
 Tren de Aragua.
            (D) Efforts to prevent transnational criminal 
 organizations, including Tren de Aragua, from 
 proliferating in the United States.
            (c) === Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
 ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
        (A) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
 of Representatives; and
        (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
 Governmental Affairs of the Senate.

    (2) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence 
 community'' has the meaning given such term in 

section 3

    (4) of 
 the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003

    (4) ).
 Union Calendar No. 267

119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 H. R. 4070

 [Report No. 119-313]

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To require a homeland security border threat assessment on Tren de 
 Aragua and associated strategic plan, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 September 26, 2025

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
 and ordered to be printed