I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7695 
To prohibit deployment of Federal air marshals to the southern and northern 
borders of the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2024 
Mrs. HINSON (for herself and Mr. PFLUGER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To prohibit deployment of Federal air marshals to the south-
ern and northern borders of the United States, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No FAMS at the Bor-
der Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DEPLOYMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44917 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) PROHIBITION ON DEPLOYMENT.— 
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‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) ALIEN.—The term ‘alien’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101). 
‘‘(B) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COM-
MITTEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional 
committees’ means— 
‘‘(i) the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(C) ILLEGAL
ALIEN.—The term ‘illegal 
alien’ means an alien who has not been admit-
ted (as that term is defined in section 101 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101)). 
‘‘(D) IMMIGRANT.—The term ‘immigrant’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 101 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101). 
‘‘(2) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3) and notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, including section 103 of the Immigration and 
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Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1103), Federal air mar-
shals may not be deployed to the southern or north-
ern border of the United States for border security 
or immigration purposes, including to aid the De-
partment of Homeland Security or any other Fed-
eral agency with the processing of illegal aliens, or 
any other immigrants. 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) EXCEPTION IN CASE OF BORDER CRI-
SIS.—Paragraph (2) shall not apply if the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security— 
‘‘(i) determines that a border crisis 
exists; and 
‘‘(ii) certifies to the appropriate con-
gressional committees in writing that a 
border crisis exists. 
‘‘(B) NONDELEGATION.—The Secretary 
may not delegate the authority to make a deter-
mination or certification described in subpara-
graph (A).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 44917(b) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Administrator’’. 
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