# 119-hr-1820: FLASH Act

119-hr-1820, FLASH Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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- As of: 2026-09-10
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1820
- Congress: 119
- Title: FLASH Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 23
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Strengthens federal control and cleanup of public lands along the southern border.** It directs road building, expanded Border Patrol access, tougher penalties for illicit cannabis cultivation and pesticide misuse, and funds cleanup and fuels management programs. - Requires inventory and construction of at least **584 miles** of navigable roads within 10 miles of the southern border to be completed within **five years**, grants DHS, DoD, CBP and local law enforcement access and maintenance rights, and allows movable temporary border structures with renewals. - Creates Trespass Cannabis Cultivation Site Response initiatives and a Southern Border Fuels Management Initiative to fund cleanup, trash removal, and wildfire fuel reduction; funds are **$16.0 million** per year and **$3.7 million** per year respectively for 2026–2032 and require annual reporting on costs, habitat impacts, and fires. - Bars Interior and Agriculture from impeding enforcement within **100 miles** of the border, preserves tribal sovereignty and existing legal uses, revokes a specific Floyd Bennett Field lease, and bans use of federal land–managed housing for specified aliens. *Adds about $19.7 million per year for 2026–2032, roughly $137.9 million over that period, increasing federal spending by that amount.*

## Cosponsors (23)

- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1] (R-WI), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] (R-GA), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Crackdown and clean-up of illegal grows: benefit, medium. If enacted, Agriculture and Interior would each set up a program to detect and clean up trespass cannabis sites on federal and public lands. Each program would have its own Treasury account, with money available until spent, and could get about $16.037 million each year for fiscal years 2026–2032.…
- More border roads and access: benefit, medium. If enacted, agencies would need to build at least 584 miles of navigable roads within 10 miles of the southern border, finished no less than five years after enactment. Border agents could carry out patrols, use vehicles and aircraft, and build or maintain needed barriers in wilderness areas while…
- No federal-land housing for non‑admitted immigrants: cost, medium. If enacted, federal funds could not be used to provide housing on federal lands to people who have not been legally admitted to the U.S. This would apply to housing through leases, contracts, or agreements. The bill would cancel the Floyd Bennett Field lease that began September 15, 2023, and its S…
- Clean-ups, fire prevention, tougher penalties: mixed, medium. If enacted, Interior and Agriculture would set policies within 90 days to limit environmental damage and wildfires linked to people without lawful status on certain federal lands. They would report to Congress within one year on fires, acres burned, cleanup costs, and locations, and file an annual…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1820 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1820)

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- [119-hconres-12: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hconres-12)
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1820 (as of 2026-09-10).