# 119-s-3571: Keeping Our Agents on the Line Act

119-s-3571, Keeping Our Agents on the Line Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3571
- Congress: 119
- Title: Keeping Our Agents on the Line Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Limits U.S. Border Patrol’s authority to within 25 miles of the border.** It would also bar most delegation of that authority and require public reporting on interior arrests, training, and checkpoint performance. - People encountered more than 25 miles inland would generally be outside Border Patrol’s stop, search, and arrest authority under 8 U.S.C. 1357. Exceptions allow operations beyond 25 miles for an appropriate state or local emergency request or a presidential major disaster declaration. - The bill defines Border Patrol personnel to include employees, contractors, and detailees who perform services for the agency and bars delegating authority to operate beyond 25 miles. - The Department of Homeland Security must publish a checkpoint performance model and supporting data at least annually and set milestones within 90 days. Within 30 days the agency must report how many agents operate in the interior, detail each agent’s Fourth Amendment training, and disclose the disposition of each interior encounter for U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other aliens.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limit Border Patrol inland authority: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would bar immigration officers and any Border Patrol employees, contractors, or detailees from using section 287 authority more than a "reasonable distance," defined as not greater than 25 miles from any U.S. land border or territorial sea. It would also bar delegating or deput…
- More border checkpoint and agent reports: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require the CBP Commissioner to publish new data and controls about checkpoints and interior agents. Within 90 days the agency would set milestones to test a checkpoint performance model, post findings and supporting data at least annually, add internal controls, and repo…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2231: GLOBE Act of 2025
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3571 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3571)

## Related
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1507)
- [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-2231: GLOBE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2231)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3571 (as of 2026-04-21).