119th Congress
H.R. 534
CONTAINER Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- David Rouzer(R-NC)
- Introduced
- Jan 16, 2025
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Committees
- House Committee on Agriculture; House Committee on Natural Resources
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (9)
Original cosponsors (6)
- August Pfluger (R-TX)
- Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA)
- Michael T. McCaul (R-TX)
- Troy E. Nehls (R-TX)
Added later (3)
- Adrian Smith (R-NE) · Jan 21, 2025
- Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) · Feb 4, 2025
- Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) · Oct 3, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Creating Obstructions Necessary to Address Illegal and Nefarious Entry Rapidly Act or CONTAINER Act
This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to allow border states to place temporary, movable structures on federal lands adjacent to the U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico borders without a special use authorization.
Border states may place these structures on such lands for the purpose of securing the northern or southern border for a period of not more than one year. Interior and the Forest Service must approve extension requests in 90-day increments if U.S. Customs and Border Protection determines that operational control of the border area has not been achieved.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 20, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture. - Jan 16, 2025 · House
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. - Jan 16, 2025
Introduced in House