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Subterranean Border Defense Act

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In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-01-16
Introduced
8
Cosponsors
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Sponsor

Elijah Crane
Elijah Crane
Republican · AZ · Representative
Votes with party: 85.3% (658 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Conservative Groups$496k

Full profile: /officials/C001132

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Cosponsors (8)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

2025-03-11

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Plain-English Summary

Subterranean Border Defense Act 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.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

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