Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act
Introduced Mar 5, 2025 by Sen. Margaret Wood Hassan
The Senate passed it. The House 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 three years and include terroristic and criminal threats, recent changes in apprehensions, and improvements needed to prevent terrorism and reduce criminal activity.
DHS must update its northern border strategy not later than September 2, 2026, and every five years thereafter, incorporating the results from the latest threat analysis. DHS must also provide a classified briefing to the appropriate congressional committees.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations (AMO) must develop performance metrics 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.
- Aug 10, 2026Held at the desk.
- Aug 10, 2026Received in the House.
- Aug 10, 2026Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Aug 5, 2026Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4481)
- Aug 5, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4481)
- Aug 5, 2026Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4480-4481)
- Nov 3, 2025Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 256.
- Nov 3, 2025Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
- Jul 30, 2025Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Mar 5, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Mar 5, 2025Introduced in Senate