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Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act
To amend the Northern Border Security Review Act to require updates to the northern border threat analysis and northern border strategy, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Amends the Northern Border Security Review Act to require northern border threat analysis on September 2, 2026, and biennially thereafter instead of a single 180-day analysis
- Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to update the DHS northern border strategy within 90 days after each threat analysis submission, or notify Congress if no update is needed
- Requires the Secretary to provide classified briefings to Congress within 30 days after each threat analysis submission
- Requires the Secretary to develop performance measures within 6 months to assess the effectiveness of Air and Marine Operations at securing the northern border between ports of entry in air and maritime environments
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Sponsor (1)
26 cosponsors
- Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO)
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK)
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX)
- Rep. Fedorchak, Julie [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND)
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN)
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN)
- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL)
- Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC)
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID)
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI)
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI)
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA)
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL)
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA)
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY)
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA)
- Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] (R-ID)
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ)
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN)
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY)
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA)
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ)
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX)
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT)
Actions (6)
- Jun 24, 2026 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 2. · house
- Jun 24, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Jun 24, 2026 Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Discharged · house
- Sep 22, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. · house
- Sep 19, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. · house
- Sep 19, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 19, 2025
Mr. Langworthy (for himself, Mr. Alford, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Lawler, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Zinke, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Van Drew, and Mr. Begich) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
A BILL
To amend the Northern Border Security Review Act to require updates to the northern border threat analysis and northern border strategy, 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 “Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act”.
SEC. 2. NORTHERN BORDER THREAT ANALYSIS AND STRATEGY.
(a) Northern Border Threat Analysis.—Section (a) of the Northern Border Security Review Act (Public Law 114-267) is amended, the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “180 days after the date of enactment of this Act” and inserting “September 2, 2026, and biennially thereafter”.
(b) Northern Border Strategy Updates.—The Northern Border Security Review Act is amended by—
(1) redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(2) inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:
“(c) Northern Border Strategy Updates.—Not later than 90 days after each submission of the threat analysis required under subsection
(a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall update the Department of Homeland Security’s northern border strategy. If the Secretary determines no such update is required, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a notification relating thereto.”.
(c) Classified Briefings.—The Northern Border Security Review Act, as amended by subsection (b), is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(e) Classified Briefings.—Not later than 30 days after each submission of the threat analysis required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a classified briefing regarding such analysis.”.
(d) Implementation of Certain GAO Recommendations.—Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Executive Assistant Commissioner of Air and Marine Operations (AMO) of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall develop performance measures to assess the effectiveness of AMO at securing the northern border between ports of entry in the air and maritime environments. <all>
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