Subterranean Border Defense Act
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2025-03-11 — Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act: cross-connection with emerging-innovative-border-technologies-act: HR993’s Innovation Teams and sensor deployment mandate overlaps with the subterranean detection technology focus of the Subterranean Border Defense Act. (novelty: 2)
- 2025-03-11 — Subterranean Border Defense Act: Bill (HR495, 119th Congress) converts CBP’s one-time reporting requirement on the strategic plan to counter cross-border tunnels into a recurring annual report to Congress; no new operational authorities added. (novelty: 2)