Govoptes

S 157 ยท CONTAINER Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Introduced
Jan 21, 2025
Latest action
Jan 21, 2025
Sponsor
Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Cosponsors
10

Summary

Creating Obstructions Necessary to Address Illegal and Nefarious Entry Rapidly Act or CONTAINER Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to allow border states to place temporary, movable structures on federal lands adjacent to the U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico borders without a special use authorization. Border states may place these structures on such lands for the purpose of securing the northern or southern border for a period of not more than one year. Interior and the Forest Service must approve extension requests in 90-day increments if U.S. Customs and Border Protection determines that operational control of the border area has not been achieved.

Recent actions

  1. Jan 21, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  2. Jan 21, 2025 Introduced in Senate

Votes

No recorded votes are available for this bill.

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