# 119-hr-993: Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act

119-hr-993, Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA); status passed_house (as of 2026-08-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-993
- Congress: 119
- Title: Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-01

## Summary

**Identify, integrate, and deploy emerging border technologies** to close capability gaps and speed adoption through dedicated CBP Innovation Teams. The bill would require a CBP plan within 180 days and annual reports on Innovation Team activities.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8] (R-TX), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 406 | 9 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Border tech plan due in 180 days: benefit, medium. DHS, through CBP and the Science and Technology office, would owe Congress a border technology plan within 180 days. The plan would list goals, timelines, and projected costs for each program. It would explain how pilots would move into regular programs and how Innovation Teams would be used. It wo…
- New teams to test border tech: benefit, medium. If enacted, CBP would be allowed to set up Innovation Teams to test new commercial border technologies. Teams would have to write operating rules with roles inside DHS and with outside partners. They would set plans with costs and timelines. They would track how fast pilots become regular programs.…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-993 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/993)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-993 (as of 2026-08-01).