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H.R. 495 (119th): Subterranean Border Defense Act

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.

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Recorded summary

H.R. 495 (119th Congress), the Subterranean Border Defense Act, would require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to submit recurring annual reports on implementing its strategic plan to counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations. Current law requires only a single report, due no later than one year after the plan is developed.

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Theological note: Issue relevance: this measure concerns the civil authority's duty to protect the borders and to keep public order through faithful oversight, which Scripture commends as part of general equity. Its reporting mandate is a means of accountability for government action. Cross-border tunnel smuggling can involve trafficking and exploitation, so the subject touches the protection of the vulnerable, but the bill's text addresses only reporting cadence.

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Roll 63 · 10-Mar-2025 6:51 PM · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed

Yea 402 · Nay 1 · Other 29

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