CONTAINER Act
The summary
What this bill does
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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - NC District 7 · R-NC
9 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - TX District 10 · R-TX
Member of Congress · R-TX
U.S. Representative - TX District 22 · R-TX
U.S. Representative - PA District 9 · R-PA
U.S. Representative - TN District 3 · R-TN
U.S. Representative - NY District 24 · R-NY
U.S. Representative - NE District 3 · R-NE
U.S. Representative - TX District 24 · R-TX
U.S. Representative - NY District 11 · R-NY
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 534 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture. |
| Policy Area | Public Lands and Natural Resources |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | January 16, 2025 |
| Latest Action | February 20, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 9 · House vote — · — views |