H.R. 5517 · 119th Congress
Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act
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- House Introduced Sep 19, 2025
- House Passed Sep 16, 2026
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to regularly perform a threat analysis of the northern U.S. border.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 19, 2025
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act
Latest action (Sep 16, 2026): Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 628.
Policy area: Immigration · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 19, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Sep 19, 2025
- House Passed Sep 16, 2026
No recorded floor vote found.