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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 1861
To require renovation of certain U.S. Border Patrol checkpoints, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH5, 2025
Mr. T
ONYGONZALESof Texas introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To require renovation of certain U.S. Border Patrol
checkpoints, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Checkpoint Moderniza-4
tion Act’’. 5
SEC. 2. RENOVATION OF U.S. BORDER PATROL CHECK-6
POINTS. 7
(a) I
NGENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap-8
propriations, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Bor-9
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der Protection shall prioritize renovation projects at U.S. 1
Border Patrol checkpoints that directly— 2
(1) improve the safety and well-being of law en-3
forcement personnel, 4
(2) enhance the ability of U.S. Border Patrol 5
agents to detect and deter human smuggling, contra-6
band, and other illicit goods, and 7
(3) reduce traffic congestion and improve over-8
all public safety, 9
to accommodate the increasing volume of traffic along the 10
southern border of the United States. 11
(b) R
EPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 12
of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the 13
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 14
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of 15
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 16
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-17
ate a report on the cost estimates, statuses, justifications, 18
and other relevant information as necessary of the renova-19
tion of U.S. Border Patrol checkpoints described in sub-20
section (a). 21
(c) A
UTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 22
authorized to be appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. 23
Customs and Border Protection not less than 24
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$150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2028 1
to carry out this section. 2
(d) R
ESCISSION OFINFLATIONREDUCTIONACT 3
F
UNDS.—The unobligated balance of all amounts appro-4
priated or otherwise made available to the Environmental 5
Protection Agency to carry out section 138 of the Clean 6
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7438; relating to environmental and 7
climate justice block grants) is permanently rescinded. 8
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