Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act
Introduced Feb 5, 2025 by Rep. J. Luis Correa
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Science and Technology Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security to develop a plan to identify, integrate, and deploy emerging and innovative technologies to improve border security operations. Such technologies may incorporate artificial intelligence, machine-learning, automation, fiber-optic sensing technology, nanotechnology, optical and cognitive radar, modeling and simulation technology, hyperspectral and LIDAR sensors, and imaging, identification, and categorization systems.
The bill authorizes CBP to establish one or more Innovation Teams to research and adapt commercial technologies that may be used by CBP.
The plan must describe how the Innovation Teams have been implemented and also detail
goals and timelines for adoption of qualifying technologies,
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary by the Congressional Research Service.
- Mar 11, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Mar 10, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 10, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 9 (Roll no. 65). (text: CR H1052-1053)
- Mar 10, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 9 (Roll no. 65). (text: CR H1052-1053)
- Mar 10, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1059-1060)
- Mar 10, 2025At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Mar 10, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 993.
- Mar 10, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1052-1053)
- Mar 10, 2025Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Feb 5, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
- Feb 5, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
- Feb 5, 2025Introduced in House