# 119-hr-6907: Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels Act

119-hr-6907, Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6907
- Congress: 119
- Title: Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**More southbound inspections to disrupt cartel smuggling.** This bill would expand inspection tools and staff to boost checks of people and vehicles leaving the United States for Mexico and to strengthen reporting on outbound trafficking.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Expanded southbound inspections and staffing: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would let U.S. Customs and Border Protection buy up to 50 non-intrusive imaging systems and related infrastructure to inspect people and vehicles leaving the U.S. for Mexico. That purchasing authority would end five years after enactment. The bill would require U.S. Immigration…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6907 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6907)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4895)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6907 (as of 2026-09-21).