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H.R. 993 · 119th Congress

Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act

Introduced Feb 5, 2025Policy area: Immigration

Read the textOn Congress.gov

Status: Passed House

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summary

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.

  • The plan must describe how the Innovation Teams have been implemented and also detail
  • goals and timelines for adoption of qualifying technologies,
  • metrics and key performance parameters for determining the plan's effectiveness,
  • which technologies used by other federal agencies CBP may also utilize,
  • which existing authorities CBP may use to procure technologies,
  • how CBP legacy border technology programs may be replaced,
  • the expected privacy and security impact of security-related technology on border communities, and
  • recent technological advancements in specified technologies.

CBP must provide the plan to Congress within 180 days of the bill’s enactment. The bill also requires CBP to annually report to Congress regarding the activities of the Innovation Teams.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. Senate

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

  2. House

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 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)

  4. House

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1059-1060)

  5. House

    At 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.

  6. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 993.

  7. House

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1052-1053)

  8. House

    Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  9. House

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

  10. House

    Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

  11. Introduced in House