H.R. 495 · House bill · 119th Congress

Subterranean Border Defense Act

Sponsored by Rep. Eli Crane, Arizona with 8 co-sponsors

Introduced Jan 16, 2025

Referred to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Latest action Mar 11, 2025

SponsorRep. Eli Crane, Arizona· 8 cosponsorsRep. J. Correa, CaliforniaRep. Andy Biggs, Arizona

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What the bill 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, Mar 5, 2025.

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Contents

Sec. 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Subterranean Border Defense Act”.

Sec. 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”.

Official text, Referred in Senate (Mar 11, 2025), from the Government Publishing Office via Congress.gov. Printed version (PDF) · All versions on Congress.gov

What the bill does

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Mar 5, 2025.