# 115-hr-6415: American Border Act

115-hr-6415, American Border Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] (R-GA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6415
- Congress: 115
- Title: American Border Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Introduced: 2018-07-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

American Border Act This bill modifies various provisions related to border security, including by: directing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to achieve situational awareness and operational control of the southern border, requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection to carry out a certain minimum number of flight hours in patrol of the southern border, directing DHS to deploy certain infrastructure along specified sectors of the southern border, authorizing DHS to request U.S. National Guard support to secure the southern border, and establishing within DHS the Integrated Border Enforcement Team to work with Canada on border security.

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7059: Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6821: Stop Higher Education Espionage and Theft Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6719: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 12th Street Lobby in Columbus, Georgia, as the "Richard W. Williams Chapter of the…
- 115-hr-6589: Fairness in Federal Drug Testing Under State Laws Act
- 115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act
- 115-hr-6156: Protecting JOBs Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-6415 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6415)

## Related
- [115-hr-7059: Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7059)
- [115-hr-6821: Stop Higher Education Espionage and Theft Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6821)
- [115-hr-6719: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 12…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6719)
- [115-hr-6589: Fairness in Federal Drug Testing Under State Laws Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6589)
- [115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6510)
- [115-hr-6156: Protecting JOBs Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6156)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6415 (as of 2025-11-18).