# 119-hr-318: Border Safety and Security Act of 2025

119-hr-318, Border Safety and Security Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-318
- Congress: 119
- Title: Border Safety and Security Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 47
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would give the Department of Homeland Security the power to suspend the entry of non-U.S. nationals without valid entry documents.** It would bar such people at land or maritime borders while DHS cannot detain them or return them to a contiguous country and when needed to attain operational control over a border. - Arriving people and families: Non-U.S. nationals who lack valid entry documents could be barred from entering during periods when DHS cannot detain them or return them to a contiguous country. - Homeland Security operations: The Secretary could prohibit entry, in whole or in part, to achieve "operational control" at international land or maritime borders. - States: State attorneys general could sue the Secretary in federal court to seek injunctive relief to enforce the suspension requirement.

## Cosponsors (47)

- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] (R-TX), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] (R-GA), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8] (R-TX), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] (R-NC), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12] (R-TX), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- States could sue DHS over suspensions: benefit, low. If enacted, state attorneys general could sue DHS in federal court to enforce the mandatory suspension rule. They would need to show a violation that affects their state or its residents and ask for an injunction. The bill would also define who is a "covered alien" (people seeking entry without val…
- DHS could pause entry for some migrants: cost, high. If enacted, DHS could pause or limit entry at land or sea borders for certain noncitizens without required papers. The Secretary could choose a full or partial pause, and set how long it lasts, even if other laws conflict. DHS would have to block entry when it cannot detain people as required or pl…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-318 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/318)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-318 (as of 2026-09-21).