HR 4160

Summary

Veterans Border Patrol Training Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to collaborate with the Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a five-year interdepartmental pilot program, under which DHS must use the DOD SkillBridge Program to train and hire transitioning servicemembers as border patrol agents for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Bill status

Status

In committee

Sponsor

Rep. Mike Carey [R-OH-15]

Cosponsors

3

Policy area

Armed Forces and National Security

Introduced

2025-06-26

Latest action

2025-07-08: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Committee referrals

• Veterans' Affairs Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-06-26
• Armed Services Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-06-26
• Homeland Security Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-06-26

Recent actions

• 2025-07-08: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
• 2025-06-27: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
• 2025-06-26: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• 2025-06-26: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• 2025-06-26: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.