S 157

CONTAINER Act

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.

Bill status

Status: In committee
Sponsor: Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
Cosponsors: 10
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Introduced: 2025-01-21
Latest action: 2025-01-21: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Committee referrals

Energy and Natural Resources Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2025-01-21

Recent actions

2025-01-21: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2025-01-21: Introduced in Senate