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Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to regularly perform a threat analysis of the northern U.S. border. The analysis must be performed every three years and include terroristic and criminal threats, recent changes in apprehensions, and improvements needed to prevent terrorism and reduce criminal activity. DHS must update its northern border strategy not later than September 2, 2026, and every five years thereafter, incorporating the results from the latest threat analysis. DHS must also provide a classified briefing to the appropriate congressional committees. U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations (AMO) must develop performance metrics to assess the AMO’s effectiveness at securing the northern border between ports of entry in air and maritime environments.
Action Timeline
2025-11-03
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 256.
2025-11-03
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
2025-11-03
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
2025-07-30
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2025-03-05
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2025-03-05
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.850 pass?
S.850 is still alive. Current stage: REPORTED. Pass likelihood: 41%.
What does S.850 do?
Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to regularly perform a threat analysis of the northern U.S. border. The analysis must be performed every three years and include terroristic and criminal threats, recent changes in apprehensions, and improvements needed to prevent terrorism and reduce criminal activity. DHS must update its northern border strategy not later than September 2, 2026, and every five years thereafter, incorporating the results from the latest threat analysis. DHS must also provide a classified briefing t…
Who sponsored S.850?
S.850 was sponsored by Margaret Wood Hassan (D-New Hampshire).
Full Bill Text
114 S850 RS: Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act U.S. Senate 2025-11-03 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. II Calendar No. 256 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 850 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 5, 2025 Ms. Hassan (for herself, Mr. Cramer , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Collins , and Mr. Hoeven ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs November 3, 2025 Reported by Mr. Paul , without amendment A BILL To amend the Northern Border Security Review Act to require updates to the northern border threat analysis and northern border strategy, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act . 2. Northern border threat analysis and strategy (a) Northern border threat analysis Section 3(a) of the Northern Border Security Review Act ( Public Law 114–267 ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and inserting September 2, 2025, and every 3 years thereafter ; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) an assessment of recent changes in the amount and demographics of apprehensions at the Northern Border, including an analysis of apprehension changes at the sector level. . (b) Northern border strategy updates Section 3 of the Northern Border Security Review Act ( Public Law 114–267 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) Northern border strategy updates The Secretary of Homeland Security shall update the Department of Homeland Security’s Northern Border strategy not later than September 2, 2026, and every 5 years thereafter, and shall incorporate the results of the most recent threat analysis in each such update. . (c) Classified briefings Section 3 of the Northern Border Security Review Act, as amended by subsections (a) and (b), is further amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Classified briefings Not later than 30 days after the submission of each threat analysis pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide a classified briefing regarding such analysis to the appropriate congressional committees. . (d) Implementation of certain Government Accountability Office recommendations Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Executive Assistant Commissioner of Air and Marine Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall develop performance measures to assess the effectiveness of Air and Marine Operations at securing the northern border between ports of entry in the air and maritime environments. 3. No additional funds No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this Act or the amendments made by this Act. November 3, 2025 Reported without amendment
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