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To amend the International Bridge Act of 1972 to streamline the Presidential permitting process for international bridges and land ports of entry, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the International Bridge Act of 1972 to streamline the Presidential permitting process for international bridges and land ports of entry on the U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada. The bill expands the scope of the original law by making the permitting requirements permanent (removing a previous sunset date of December 31, 2024) and explicitly including land ports of entry in addition to international bridges. The bill also specifies that the Secretary shall not compile or consider environmental documents prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act when reviewing Presidential permit applications. These changes aim to modernize the permitting process for border infrastructure between the United States and its neighboring countries.
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- May 29, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- May 29, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 29, 2025
Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas (for himself and Mr. Cuellar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the International Bridge Act of 1972 to streamline the Presidential permitting process for international bridges and land ports of entry, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “International Bridge and Port of Entry Modernization Act of 2025” or the “IBEM Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. PERMITTING FOR INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES AND LAND PORTS OF ENTRY.
Section 6 of the International Bridge Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 535d) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking “during the period beginning on December 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2024,”; and
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), and inserting the following:
“(A) An international bridge between the United States and Mexico.
“(B) An international bridge between the United States and Canada.
“(C) A port of entry on the international land border between the United States and Mexico.
“(D) A port of entry on the international land border between the United States and Canada.”; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by inserting “or land port of entry” after “international bridge”;
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting “or land port of entry” after “international bridge”;
(3) in subsection (c)(2)—
(A) by inserting “sole” before “basis”; and
(B) by inserting “or land port of entry” after “international bridge”;
(4) in subsection (e)—
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting appropriately;
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by striking “Notwithstanding” and inserting the following:
“(1) In general.—Notwithstanding”; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(2) No compilation or consideration of documents.—The Secretary shall not compile or take into consideration any environmental document pursuant to Public Law 91-190 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to a Presidential permit for an application under subsection (b).”; and
(5) in subsection (f), by inserting “or land port of entry” after “international bridge” each place it appears. <all>
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