Tren de Aragua Border Security Threat Assessment Act
HR 4070, the Tren de Aragua Border Security Threat Assessment Act, requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a detailed assessment of the criminal threats posed by the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to U.S. borders within 180 days of the bill's enactment. The assessment must cover the group's origins, methods, funding, and specific threats to the southwest, northern, and maritime borders, followed by a strategic plan within one year outlining how federal, state, and local agencies will counter these threats through information sharing, interdiction, and preventing the group's expansion in the U.S. The bill directly affects DHS, intelligence agencies, and border law enforcement partners by mandating these reports and planning processes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Nov 2025
House Passage
Nov 2025
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Jun 23, 2025
Last action Nov 20, 2025
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Floor votes
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This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Nov 20, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
upper
Nov 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4787)
lower
Sep 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-313.
lower
Jun 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Jun 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Discharged
lower
Jun 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
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Jun 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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Jun 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 31 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
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Party
State
District
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Brad Knott
RRepublican
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Abraham J. Hamadeh
RRepublican
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Addison P. McDowell
RRepublican
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Andrew Ogles
RRepublican
Co
Andrew R. Garbarino
RRepublican
Co
August Pfluger
RRepublican
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Bill Huizenga
RRepublican
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Carlos A. Gimenez
RRepublican
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Clay Higgins
RRepublican
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Craig A. Goldman
RRepublican
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Dale W. Strong
RRepublican
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