# 119-hr-992: PATROL Act

119-hr-992, PATROL Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-992
- Congress: 119
- Title: PATROL Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Blocks federal civil suits against states that build border barriers.** The bill would prohibit the Attorney General from bringing or maintaining any civil action under sections 9 or 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 and 403) against a State for building, constructing, erecting, or otherwise installing a wall, fence, floating buoy, or other physical barrier along its international border to prevent aliens from entering in violation of immigration laws or to protect state territory, and the prohibition would apply to actions pending on the date of enactment.

## Cosponsors (19)

- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] (R-MT), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Blocks federal suits over border barriers: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would bar the U.S. Attorney General from bringing or keeping civil suits under sections 9 or 10 of the March 3, 1899 Act against a State that builds a physical barrier on its international border. The ban would cover suits already pending on the date of enactment and future sui…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-992 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/992)

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- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-569: Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-569)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-22: SAVE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-22)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-992 (as of 2026-04-21).