The record

LegislationLegislation· Nov 2025
HR 4070 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Brad Knott (R)

Tren de Aragua Border Security Threat Assessment Act

Requires to assess border threats from Tren de Aragua and develop a counter-strategy.

Tradeoff

Orders to study a Venezuelan gang's presence at the border and report findings to Congress. No spending is authorized.

What's in it

See official bill text

Costs less than $500,000 over the 2025-2030 period, subject to .

The $500,000 or less is just the federal cost to produce the required threat assessment and strategic plan — the policy itself is an information-gathering and reporting mandate with minimal direct federal expense.

H.R. 4070, Tren de Aragua Border Security Threat Assessment Act · Jul 2025

Passed the House by on November 19, 2025 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jun 23, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Homeland Security(Jun 23, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Homeland Security voted to send it to the floor

    Reported by (Jun 25, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-313.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Nov 19, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(Nov 20, 2025)