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HR 1569 Advanced toward a vote

Requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to test new technologies, such as artificial intelligence and advanced imaging tools, for speeding up and improving inspections of cargo, cars, and trucks at land border crossings.

Official title: CATCH Fentanyl Act

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 25-FEB-2025
Referred 25-FEB-2025
Approved by committee 09-APR-2025
Reported 15-AUG-2025
On the calendar 15-AUG-2025
Key points
  • Directs the CBP Innovation Team to begin pilot projects within one year of enactment, testing at least five types of nonintrusive inspection technology enhancements at land ports of entry.
  • Requires the pilot projects to identify the most cost-effective tools based on detection accuracy, inspection speed, wait times, safety, and integration with existing systems.
  • Requires data privacy safeguards and reports to Congress on effectiveness, privacy and civil liberties impacts, and a plan for wider deployment; the pilot terminates five years after enactment.
  • Authorizes no new appropriations for the program.
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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (25-FEB-2025); the text has changed since (Reported in House, 15-AUG-2025).

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Committee referrals (2) Policy area

Immigration

Sponsor Clay Higgins (R-LA) Cosponsors · 21
■ 11 R■ 10 D