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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 9382 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9382

 To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to 
   link together applications of family members throughout the NEXUS 
              application process, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 2026

   Mr. Kennedy of New York introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL

 
 To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to 
   link together applications of family members throughout the NEXUS 
              application process, 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. LINKING FAMILY MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE NEXUS APPLICATION 
              PROCESS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection shall link together applications of family members 
throughout the NEXUS application process.
    (b) Options.--The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection--
            (1) shall permit an individual family member to schedule 
        interviews during the NEXUS application process under 
        subsection (a) for all family members who are linked together 
        in accordance with such subsection; and
            (2) may offer such families the option to conduct joint 
        interviews.
    (c) Exception.--The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection may exempt from an interview during the NEXUS application 
process a child under 14 years of age who is linked to the application 
of an eligible family member.
    (d) Definition.--In this section:
            (1) Family members.--The term ``family members'' means 
        parents, legal guardians, children, grandparents, grandchildren 
        and siblings residing within a single household.
            (2) NEXUS.--The term ``NEXUS'' means the program under 
        section 404 of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry 
        Reform Act of 2002 (8 U.S.C. 1753; relating to joint United 
        States-Canada projects for alternative inspections services).
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To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to link together applications of family members throughout the NEXUS application process, and for other purposes.

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