The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2026
HR 5517 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Nicholas A. Langworthy (R)

Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act

Requires to analyze northern border security threats every two years and update strategy accordingly.

Tradeoff

Mandates regular threat assessments and briefings to Congress on the northern border. No direct spending or offsetting cuts specified in the bill.

What's in it

See official bill text

Costs less than $500,000 over 2026-2031, subject to .

The $500,000 is the federal cost to enforce reporting and strategy-review requirements — the policy's real impact is the administrative burden on to conduct threat analyses, update border strategy, and develop performance metrics every two years.

H.R. 5517, Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act · Jul 2026

Passed the House by on September 16, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Sep 19, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Homeland Security(Sep 19, 2025)

  3. House

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

    Reported 28 - 2(Jun 24, 2026)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-830.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 16, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    Received(Sep 16, 2026)