Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act
Introduced Sep 19, 2025 by Rep. Nicholas A. Langworthy
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Sep 16, 2026Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 628.
- Sep 16, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 16, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5898)
- Sep 16, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- Sep 16, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5517.
- Sep 16, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5898-5899)
- Sep 16, 2026Mr. Van Epps moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 15, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 728.
- Sep 15, 2026Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-830.
- Jun 24, 2026Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 2.
- Jun 24, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 24, 2026Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Discharged
- Sep 22, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
- Sep 19, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
- Sep 19, 2025Introduced in House