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HR 495 · in committee · niche

Subterranean Border Defense Act

What this bill does

  • This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to report annually on efforts to stop illegal cross-border tunnels.
  • Border security agencies and Congress are affected by the new reporting requirement.
  • The bill increases oversight by mandating yearly updates instead of a single one-time report.

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  1. 01

    What specific metrics should CBP include in annual tunnel reports to help Congress evaluate border security effectiveness?

  2. 02

    How might the cost of producing detailed yearly tunnel reports affect CBP's resources for actual tunnel detection and interdiction?

  3. 03

    What evidence exists about the scale and frequency of illegal cross-border tunnels to justify establishing a recurring annual reporting requirement?

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Sponsor · R-AZ-2

Elijah Crane

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Introduced 2025-03-11

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-11 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

  2. 2025-03-10 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-03-10 · house · Floor

    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)

  4. 2025-03-10 · Floor

    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)

  5. 2025-03-10 · house · Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1057-1058)

  6. 2025-03-10 · house · Floor

    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.

  7. 2025-03-10 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 495.

  8. 2025-03-10 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1045-1046)

  9. 2025-03-10 · house · Floor

    Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  10. 2025-01-16 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

  11. 2025-01-16 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

  12. 2025-01-16 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  13. 2025-01-16 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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