Bills · 119th Congress · Immigration

Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act

Where it stands

  1. Introduced2/5/25
  2. Passed HousePassed 3/10/25
  3. Senate
  4. President
  5. Law

Passed the House 406–9 on March 10, 2025 (Roll Call 65 →). Received in the Senate on March 11, 2025. No Senate action since.

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Roll calls on this bill

Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · 3/10/25Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote passes the bill.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic197 Yea · 7 Nay · 10 Not voting
  • Republican209 Yea · 2 Nay · 7 Not voting
  • Independent / Other0 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act

This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Science and Technology Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security to develop a plan to identify, integrate, and deploy emerging and innovative technologies to improve border security operations. Such technologies may incorporate artificial intelligence, machine-learning, automation, fiber-optic sensing technology, nanotechnology, optical and cognitive radar, modeling and simulation technology, hyperspectral and LIDAR sensors, and imaging, identification, and categorization systems.

The bill authorizes CBP to establish one or more Innovation Teams to research and adapt commercial technologies that may be used by CBP.

Full text on congress.gov ↗
Sponsor
Rep. J. Luis Correa ( Democrat · CA-46)
Cosponsors
2
Introduced
2/5/25
Policy area
Immigration

What happens next

The Senate must pass the same text, then it goes to the President.

If it isn't enacted by Jan 3, 2027, it expires when the 119th Congress ends.

All actions (12)
  1. 2/5/25Introduced in House
  2. 2/5/25Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
  3. 2/5/25Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
  4. 3/10/25Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  5. 3/10/25Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1052-1053)
  6. 3/10/25DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 993.
  7. 3/10/25At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  8. 3/10/25Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1059-1060)
  9. 3/10/25Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 9 (Roll no. 65). (text: CR H1052-1053)
  10. 3/10/25On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 9 (Roll no. 65). (text: CR H1052-1053)
  11. 3/10/25Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. 3/11/25Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.