Securing our Border Act
S 481, the "Securing our Border Act," directs funding to enhance border security by requiring 100% scanning of vehicles at all southern border ports by 2034 using nonintrusive inspection systems, and allocates funds for constructing a border wall along the southwest U.S. border. It also creates new bonus programs for U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents, including up to $15,000 for recruitment, retention bonuses up to 15% of pay, and relocation bonuses up to 15% of annual pay. The bill amends immigration procedures to require returning migrants from neighboring countries to contiguous territory or processing asylum claims, rather than immediate release. These provisions directly affect CBP operations, border patrol staffing, and migrants crossing the southern border, with specific deadlines and reporting requirements for funding use.
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Introduction
Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 6, 2025
Last action Feb 6, 2025
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Feb 6, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Feb 6, 2025
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Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
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Tim Scott
RRepublican
Co
Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
Co
James Lankford
RRepublican
Co
Mike Rounds
RRepublican
Co
Steve Daines
RRepublican
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