S. 157 · 119th Congress · Senate

CONTAINER Act

Active· Introduced in Senate
Introduced
Jan 21, 25
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
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

2
  1. JAN 21, 2025Senate

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  2. JAN 21, 2025Library of Congress

    Introduced in Senate

Committees

1

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Jan 21, 2025

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