119th Congress
S. 157
CONTAINER Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Marsha Blackburn(R-TN)
- Introduced
- Jan 21, 2025
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (10)
Original cosponsors (3)
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Added later (7)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) · Jan 23, 2025
- John Cornyn (R-TX) · Jan 23, 2025
- M001190 · Jan 23, 2025
- Ted Budd (R-NC) · Jan 23, 2025
- Bernie Moreno (R-OH) · Jan 24, 2025
- Mike Rounds (R-SD) · Feb 11, 2025
- John Hoeven (R-ND) · Feb 12, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” 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
- Jan 21, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. - Jan 21, 2025
Introduced in Senate