H.R. 534 · 119th Congress · House

CONTAINER Act

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Introduced
Jan 16, 25
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Creating Obstructions Necessary to Address Illegal and Nefarious Entry Rapidly Act or CONTAINER Act

This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to allow border states to place temporary, movable structures on federal lands adjacent to the U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico borders without a special use authorization.

Border states may place these structures on such lands for the purpose of securing the northern or southern border for a period of not more than one year. Interior and the Forest Service must approve extension requests in 90-day increments if U.S. Customs and Border Protection determines that operational control of the border area has not been achieved.

Action Timeline

3
  1. FEB 20, 2025House committee actions

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

  2. JAN 16, 2025House floor actions

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  3. JAN 16, 2025Library of Congress

    Introduced in House

Committees

2

Agriculture Committee

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Referred: Jan 16, 2025

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Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Jan 16, 2025

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