The record

LegislationLegislation· Mar 2025
HR 495 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Elijah Crane (R)

Subterranean Border Defense Act

Requires annual reports from border patrol on plans to stop illicit cross-border tunnels.

Tradeoff

Mandates recurring reporting by () on tunnel-smuggling countermeasures. No fiscal impact specified.

What's in it

See official bill text

The House passed this 402-1 on March 10, 2025 by — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jan 16, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Homeland Security(Jan 16, 2025)

  3. House

    On Motion to and Pass

    Passed(Roll #63 · Mar 10, 2025)

    402 yeanay 1
  4. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(Mar 11, 2025)

Passage votes so far· Mar 10, 2025· 119th Congress · 2025–2027