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H.R. 495 · 119th Congress · Immigration

Subterranean Border Defense Act

Requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to submit annual reports on tunnel detection and counter-operations strategy. AI-read

Passed a chamber Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Latest action Mar 11, 2025

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What it does

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Jan 16, 2025 (Introduced in House). CRS summarizes bills impartially; it does not take positions.

Roll call votes

DateQuestionParty split (yea)Result
Mar 10, 2025
House roll 62		 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassSubterranean Border Defense Act
D 194–1 · R 208–0		 Passed
402–1

Latest action

Mar 11, 2025 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.