Introduced:
Jan 16, 2025
Policy Area:
Immigration
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13
Actions
8
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
3
Subjects
3
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Latest Action
Mar 11, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Jan 16, 2025
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<p><strong>Subterranean Border Defense Act</strong></p><p>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. </p>
Actions (13)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Senate
Mar 11, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H38310
Mar 10, 2025
6:53 PM
6:53 PM
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)
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H37300
Mar 10, 2025
6:53 PM
6:53 PM
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)
Type: Floor
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 8000
Mar 10, 2025
6:53 PM
6:53 PM
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1057-1058)
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H30000
Mar 10, 2025
6:31 PM
6:31 PM
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.
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H37220
Mar 10, 2025
4:08 PM
4:08 PM
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 495.
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H8D000
Mar 10, 2025
4:01 PM
4:01 PM
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1045-1046)
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H30000
Mar 10, 2025
4:01 PM
4:01 PM
Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H30300
Mar 10, 2025
4:01 PM
4:01 PM
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H11000
Jan 16, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Jan 16, 2025
Subjects (3)
Border security and unlawful immigration
Government information and archives
Immigration
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (8)
(D-NY)
Mar 10, 2025
Mar 10, 2025
(R-MS)
Jan 21, 2025
Jan 21, 2025
(R-AZ)
Jan 16, 2025
Jan 16, 2025
(D-CA)
Jan 16, 2025
Jan 16, 2025
(R-AZ)
Jan 16, 2025
Jan 16, 2025
(R-LA)
Jan 16, 2025
Jan 16, 2025
(R-TX)
Jan 16, 2025
Jan 16, 2025
(R-TN)
Jan 16, 2025
Jan 16, 2025
Text Versions (3)
Full Bill Text
Length: 1,257 characters
Version: Referred in Senate
Version Date: Mar 11, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 14, 2025 6:27 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 495 Referred in Senate
(RFS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 495
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 11 (legislative day, March 10), 2025
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To require annual reports on counter illicit cross-border tunnel
operations, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 495 Referred in Senate
(RFS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 495
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 11 (legislative day, March 10), 2025
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To require annual reports on counter illicit cross-border tunnel
operations, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Subterranean Border Defense Act''.
SEC. 2.
OPERATIONS.
Paragraph
(2) of
Paragraph
(2) of
section 7134
(a) of the James M.
(a) of the James M. Inhofe National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 6
U.S.C. 257 note) is amended by inserting ``and annually thereafter''
after ``development of the strategic plan''.
Passed the House of Representatives March 10, 2025.
Attest:
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
Clerk.