# 119-hr-5517: Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act

119-hr-5517, Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY); status passed_house (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5517
- Congress: 119
- Title: Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-09-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 27
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**This bill would tighten deadlines and oversight for how the Department of Homeland Security handles the U.S. northern border.** It focuses on strengthening oversight and measurable performance for air and maritime security at the northern border by changing timing for threat analyses, requiring strategy updates and classified briefings, and ordering performance measures for Air and Marine Operations. - Congress and oversight committees get a classified briefing within 30 days of each threat analysis and a DHS northern border strategy update within 90 days. - The Department must deliver the northern border threat analysis by September 2, 2026 and then every two years. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations must develop performance measures to assess effectiveness in air and maritime environments within six months.

## Cosponsors (27)

- Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] (R-ID), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2026-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2026-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2026-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fedorchak, Julie [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2026-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Regular northern border threat reviews: benefit, low. This bill would set the first northern border threat analysis due September 2, 2026, then require one every two years. Within six months after enactment, DHS would create performance measures for Air and Marine Operations between ports of entry in air and maritime areas. Within 30 days after each a…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-5517 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5517)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5517 (as of 2026-10-03).