Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2025-09-19
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act” Read the full text
Immigration
What it does
Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act 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 cl
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite coming. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · 2025-09-19
In the House.
Passed the House · 2026-09-16
Senate floor vote · next
Official documents
Full bill textas published by GovInfo
officialCongressional Budget Office cost estimatewhat it would cost, by the nonpartisan CBO
officialThe numbers
29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
28
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 628. (2026-09-16).