# 119-hr-4070: Tren de Aragua Border Security Threat Assessment Act

119-hr-4070, Tren de Aragua Border Security Threat Assessment Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Knott, Brad [R-NC-13] (R-NC); status passed_house (as of 2026-08-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4070
- Congress: 119
- Title: Tren de Aragua Border Security Threat Assessment Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-06-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Knott, Brad [R-NC-13] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 31
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-01

## Summary

**Directs the Department of Homeland Security to assess and plan responses to Tren de Aragua's criminal activity at U.S. borders.** It would require a near-term unclassified threat assessment and a follow-up strategic plan to coordinate federal and local actions against that group's transnational threats. - The House and Senate homeland security committees would receive an unclassified threat assessment within 180 days and a strategic plan within one year. - DHS and the intelligence community would analyze origins, strategic aims, tactical methods, funding sources, leadership structure, and the group's growth and U.S. presence. - State, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement near the southwest, northern, and maritime borders would be included in required information-sharing and coordination efforts. - The strategic plan must describe efforts to locate, detect, interdict, disrupt, and prevent Tren de Aragua and its affiliates from proliferating in the United States.

## Cosponsors (31)

- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5] (R-AL), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8] (R-TX), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14] (R-GA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14] (R-NC), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2025-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12] (R-TX), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Report and plan on Tren de Aragua: benefit, low. If enacted, Homeland Security would send an unclassified border threat report on Tren de Aragua within 180 days. It would go to the House and Senate Homeland Security Committees. The report would cover threats at the southwest, northern, and maritime borders, including unlawful entry and exploitati…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-4070 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4070)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4070 (as of 2026-08-01).