# 119-hr-4765: Securing our Border Act

119-hr-4765, Securing our Border Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14] (R-NC); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4765
- Congress: 119
- Title: Securing our Border Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-07-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Redirects unobligated federal funds to expand border security.** This bill would move specified unspent balances to pay for nonintrusive inspection systems, border barrier construction, bonuses for U.S. Customs and Border Protection staff, and a stricter handling rule for people arriving from contiguous territory. - It would fund inspection systems and set a target of a 100 percent nonintrusive scanning rate at northern and southwest land ports of entry by February 6, 2034, using one-third of the named unobligated balances. - It would transfer two-thirds of those balances to the Department of Homeland Security for southwest border wall construction and require quarterly reporting to key congressional committees on implementation benchmarks and cost estimates. - It would authorize CBP hiring bonuses up to $15,000, annual retention and relocation bonuses up to 15 percent of basic pay, and require that aliens arriving from contiguous territory be returned to that territory or a safe third country pending proceedings or be detained for credible fear determinations.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Cash bonuses for CBP employees: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would let the CBP Commissioner, with DHS approval, pay three types of bonuses to CBP agents. New hires could get a recruitment bonus of up to $15,000 after finishing initial basic training and signing a service agreement. Border Patrol agents could receive an annual retention b…
- Require return or detention at border: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would change immigration law so aliens arriving from a neighboring territory must either be returned to that territory or to a safe third country while their deportation hearing proceeds, or be detained for asylum screening and a credible fear determination. The bill would repl…
- Move unused funds to wall and scans: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would move unobligated balances from a prior law into two pots. One-third would go to CBP to buy nonintrusive inspection systems and to reach a 100 percent scanning rate at all northern and southwest land ports of entry by February 6, 2034. Two-thirds would go to DHS for constr…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4765 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4765)

## Related
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- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4765 (as of 2026-09-21).