Bill Details
HR.1861 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-03-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Introduced Date
2025-03-05
Policy Area
Immigration
Committees
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Sponsors
7
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This bill would require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to focus on renovating certain Border Patrol checkpoints, especially in ways that make them safer for officers, help them better catch human smuggling and illegal goods, and reduce traffic backups along the southern border. It also asks the agency to report regularly to Congress on the work, including costs and progress. The bill would provide up to $150 million a year from 2025 through 2028 for these renovations, and it would cancel unused money that had been set aside for EPA environmental and climate justice grants.
- Renovation projects must improve safety for law enforcement staff.
- The projects must also help Border Patrol detect and stop smuggling, contraband, and other illegal items.
- CBP would have to send Congress a report within 180 days after the bill becomes law, and then once each year after that.
- The bill would also permanently take back any unused EPA funds for environmental and climate justice block grants.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1861 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1861
To require renovation of certain U.S. Border Patrol checkpoints, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 5, 2025
Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To require renovation of certain U.S. Border Patrol checkpoints, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Checkpoint Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. RENOVATION OF U.S. BORDER PATROL CHECKPOINTS.
(a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall prioritize
renovation projects at U.S. Border Patrol checkpoints that directly--
(1) improve the safety and well-being of law enforcement
personnel,
(2) enhance the ability of U.S. Border Patrol agents to
detect and deter human smuggling, contraband, and other illicit
goods, and
(3) reduce traffic congestion and improve overall public
safety,
to accommodate the increasing volume of traffic along the southern
border of the United States.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection shall submit to the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the cost
estimates, statuses, justifications, and other relevant information as
necessary of the renovation of U.S. Border Patrol checkpoints described
in subsection (a).
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
not less than $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2028
to carry out this section.
(d) Rescission of Inflation Reduction Act Funds.--The unobligated
balance of all amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the
Environmental Protection Agency to carry out section 138 of the Clean
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7438; relating to environmental and climate justice
block grants) is permanently rescinded.
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