# 119-s-2163: Border Patrol Recruitment Enhancement Act

119-s-2163, Border Patrol Recruitment Enhancement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2163
- As of: 2025-12-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2163
- Congress: 119
- Title: Border Patrol Recruitment Enhancement Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-25
- Sponsor: Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Polygraph waiver authority** would let certain experienced state, federal, and military applicants bypass the Border Patrol polygraph when applying to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The change adds strict eligibility rules, time limits, and new reporting and oversight requirements.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Polygraph waiver for officers and veterans: mixed, medium. This bill would let the CBP Commissioner waive the polygraph requirement for certain applicants. It would apply to full-time state or local law enforcement officers, federal law enforcement officers, and members or veterans of the Armed Forces. Eligible applicants would generally need at least 3 ye…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2163 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2163)

## Related
- [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2163 (as of 2025-12-21).