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HR 5517Introduced

Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act

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Passed House
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Both Chambers
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SummaryIntroduced in House
2025-09-19

Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to regularly perform a threat analysis of the northern U.S. border. The analysis must be performed every two years and include terroristic and criminal threats, improvements needed to prevent terrorism and reduce criminal activity, and whether preclearance and advance inspection operations at northern ports of entry could prevent terrorists from entering in the United States. DHS must (1) update its northern border strategy after performing each threat analysis, and (2) provide a classified briefing to Congress. If DHS determines no update is required, DHS must notify Congress. U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations (AMO) must develop performance measures to assess the AMO’s effectiveness at securing the northern border between ports of entry in air and maritime environments.

Text Versions4 versions
VersionDateFormats
Engrossed in House2026-09-16T04:00:00Z
Placed on Calendar Senate2026-09-16T04:00:00Z
Reported in House2026-09-15T04:00:00Z
Introduced in House2025-09-19T04:00:00Z
Introduced2025-09-19
119th Congress
Cosponsors27
Co-sponsoring members
Policy AreaImmigration
Primary subject
Last Action2026-09-16
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Plac
Legislative Subjects5 total
Border security and unlawful immigrationCanadaCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsNorth America
Latest Action2026-09-16

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 628.