Subterranean Border Defense Act

Bill: 119-hr-495
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2]
Introduced: 2025-01-16
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Government information and archives
Latest action: action_date: 2025-03-11
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <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,&nbsp;CBP is only required to report once no later than one year after the plan's development.&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: IIB 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Subterranean Border Defense Act . 2. Annual reports on counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations Paragraph (2) of section 7134(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. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 495 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To require annual reports on counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Subterranean Border Defense Act . 2. Annual reports on counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations Paragraph (2) of section 7134(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. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 495 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2025 Mr. Crane (for himself, Mr. Correa , Mr. Biggs of Arizona , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , Mr. Luttrell , and Mr. Ogles ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To require annual reports on counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Subterranean Border Defense Act . 2. Annual reports on counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations Paragraph (2) of section 7134(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 .