# 119-hr-6791: To authorize the Land Port of Entry Community Infrastructure Program to address deficiencies in community infrastructure supportive of land ports of entry, and for other purposes.

119-hr-6791, To authorize the Land Port of Entry Community Infrastructure Program to address deficiencies in community infrastructure supportive of land ports of entry, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6791
- Congress: 119
- Title: To authorize the Land Port of Entry Community Infrastructure Program to address deficiencies in community infrastructure supportive of land ports of entry, and for other purposes.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Creates a DHS grant program to fund local infrastructure that directly supports or is disproportionately affected by land ports of entry.** It aims to finance roads, utilities, water, telecom, energy, and other projects near ports to improve trade, security, resilience, and community quality of life. - State, Tribal, and local governments and not-for-profit, member-owned utilities can get grants for projects within 25 miles of a land port of entry or projects that disproportionately bear a port's impacts. Rural areas are defined as places with populations of 100,000 or less. - Grants generally require recipients to provide at least 30 percent of project costs from non-Federal sources, but the Secretary can reduce or waive that match for rural projects or clear homeland security benefits. DHS may reimburse up to 70 percent of eligible costs for projects with expenditures on or after Nov. 15, 2021. - Project selection must reflect CBP's 2024 Land Port of Entry Modernization report, State capital plans, and interagency consultation. Eligible project categories include improving trade and travel efficiency, boosting border security via established metrics, strengthening resilience and emergency readiness, easing CBP personnel family quality of life, and addressing local impacts like congestion and pollution.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for communities near land ports: benefit, low. This bill would create a Department of Homeland Security Land Port of Entry Community Infrastructure Program. The program would let State, Tribal, and local governments and not-for-profit, member-owned utilities apply for grants or reimbursement for projects that directly support a land port of ent…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-6791 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6791)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6791 (as of 2026-09-21).