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Senate bill · S. 157 (119th Congress)

CONTAINER Act

Latest action Feb 12, 2025

U.S. Senate

Sponsor

Marsha Blackburn

U.S. Senator for Tennessee · Republican

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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.

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Assigned to a committee for review.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · U.S. Senate

Cosponsors

Bernie Moreno, Bill Cassidy and 8 others

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Full history

  1. Feb 12, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. Senate

    U.S. Senate

  2. Jan 21, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    U.S. Senate

  3. Jan 21, 2025

    In committee

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

    U.S. Senate

  4. Jan 21, 2025

    Referred to committee

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

  5. Jan 21, 2025

    Referred to committee

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

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  1. Jan 21, 2025

    Referred to committee

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