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substantiveMar 10, 2025 · House roll call · passage · Result: Passed

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — H R 495 — Subterranean Border Defense Act

Subterranean Border Defense Act

In plain language

  • House bill in the 119th Congress.
  • Requires recurring annual reporting by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on the implementation of a strategic plan.
  • House passed it on Mar 10, 2025 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

Subterranean Border Defense Act This bill requires recurring annual reporting by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on the implementation of a strategic plan to counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations. Currently, CBP is only required to report once no later than one year after the plan's development.

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Roll-call breakdown

Yea402

Democrat: 194 · Independent: 1 · Republican: 207

Nay1

Democrat: 1

Present0

Not Voting29

Democrat: 19 · Republican: 10

How each member voted (432)

Yea (402)

Nay (1)

Not Voting (29)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.