# 119-s-1184: Cross Border Aerial Law Enforcement Operations Act

119-s-1184, Cross Border Aerial Law Enforcement Operations Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1184
- Congress: 119
- Title: Cross Border Aerial Law Enforcement Operations Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-27
- Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Creates a framework for joint U.S.-Canada aerial law enforcement operations along the northern border.** It would tie the program to a bilateral agreement and require privacy and civil rights training for participating officers. - Border residents: People living within 50 miles of the U.S.-Canada border would be subject to coordinated aerial law enforcement activities, with the program required to include protections for civil rights, civil liberties, and privacy. - Law enforcement agencies: The Department of Homeland Security could staff the program with approved officers from Customs and Border Protection, the Coast Guard, Homeland Security Investigations, other designated federal agencies, and Canadian law enforcement, and would set communication protocols to support safe cross-border operations. - Unmanned aircraft systems and oversight: The bill would require an unclassified report within 1 year on unmanned aircraft systems, counter-UAS feasibility, interagency coordination, and privacy risks, and it would require a contingency report if the program is not set up within 2 years.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Cross-border aerial law enforcement: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would let DHS set up a shared U.S.-Canada aerial law enforcement program only after a bilateral agreement. The program could follow a prior 2009 maritime framework. It would cover territory within 50 miles of either side of the northern border, with limited exceptions for aircr…
- No new funding authorized: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would state that no additional funds are authorized to carry out this Act. The bill itself would not appropriate money. This could make it harder to start or fully run the authorized program unless agencies use existing budgets or Congress later provides funds.

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-882: Patients Before Middlemen Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-1639: American Innovation and Jobs Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-545: Combating Illicit Xylazine Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1184 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1184)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-882: Patients Before Middlemen Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-882)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-1639: American Innovation and Jobs Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1639)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-545: Combating Illicit Xylazine Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-545)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1184 (as of 2025-12-21).