PATROL Act
The summary
What this bill does
Preventing Aliens Through Rivers or Land Act or the PATROL Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Justice (DOJ) from bringing certain civil actions against a state for building a physical structure impacting navigable waters along the U.S. border for security purposes. Specifically, the DOJ is prohibited from bringing an action for (1) the construction of a bridge, causeway, dam, dike, or other structure over or in a port, harbor, or other navigable water of the United States without federal approval; or (2) the creation of any obstruction to the navigable capacity of waters of the United States without federal approval.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - TX District 27 · R-TX
19 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - TX District 36 · R-TX
U.S. Representative - AZ District 5 · R-AZ
U.S. Representative - Texas District 2 · R-TX
U.S. Representative - FL District 19 · R-FL
U.S. Representative - MT District 2 · R-MT
U.S. Representative - NC District 11 · R-NC
U.S. Representative - CO District 8 · R-CO
U.S. Representative - NC District 5 · R-NC
U.S. Representative - AZ District 9 · R-AZ
U.S. Representative - SC District 1 · R-SC
U.S. Representative - TX District 22 · R-TX
U.S. Representative - NC District 7 · R-NC
+ 7 more cosponsors
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 992 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. |
| Policy Area | Immigration |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | February 5, 2025 |
| Latest Action | February 5, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 19 · House vote — · 1 views |