Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2025-03-05
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 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 t
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Where it is
Introduced · 2025-03-05
In the Senate.
Passed the Senate · 2026-08-05
House 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)
5
sponsors, out of 51 needed to pass
Who is lobbying on this
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYvia AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
1 filingFrom 1 filing in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Held at the desk. (2026-08-10).