What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
Congressional Border Security Assessment Act This bill grants Members of Congress and their accompanying staff lawful access to Indian reservations for the purpose of assessing national security, public safety, and the security of the border. Specifically, the bill applies to an Indian reservation that includes 50 or more contiguous miles of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Action Timeline
2025-01-03
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2025-01-03
Introduced in House
2025-01-03
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.103 pass?
HR.103 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 39%.
What does HR.103 do?
Congressional Border Security Assessment Act This bill grants Members of Congress and their accompanying staff lawful access to Indian reservations for the purpose of assessing national security, public safety, and the security of the border. Specifically, the bill applies to an Indian reservation that includes 50 or more contiguous miles of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Who sponsored HR.103?
HR.103 was sponsored by Andy Biggs (R-Arizona).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 103 IH: Congressional Border Security Assessment Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-03 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 103 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2025 Mr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide Members of Congress lawful access to certain Indian land to assess the security of the international boundary between the United States and Mexico located on that Indian land, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Congressional Border Security Assessment Act . 2. Access to Indian reservations for border security assessment (a) In general A member of Congress and any Congressional staff accompanying that member shall have lawful access to any Indian reservation that includes 50 or more contiguous miles of the international boundary between the United States and Mexico for the purpose of obtaining information for assessing national security, public safety, and the security of the international boundary. Such lawful access shall extend to any roadways or easements on Indian country. (b) Definition of Indian country For the purposes of this section, the term Indian country shall have the meaning given that term in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code.
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