Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2025
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- senate
- president
Last progress January 9, 2025 (11 months ago)
Introduced on January 9, 2025 by David Joyce
Sponsors (5)
House Votes
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Homeland Security, 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.
Senate Votes
Presidential Signature
AI Summary
This bill would set up at least two Joint Operations Centers along the U.S.–Mexico border so law enforcement can work together in one place. The Department of Homeland Security must create these centers within six months if the bill becomes law. The centers would help coordinate ground, air, and sea operations; improve information sharing; and support efforts to spot and stop crimes like illegal border crossings, human and drug trafficking, terrorism, and the movement of weapons and other contraband.
The centers would also track staffing, coordinate training, and make sure federal agencies share timely information with state, local, and tribal partners about activities in their areas. After the first year, the department must report to Congress each year on what the centers are doing, the resources they use, any communication gaps, and ways to improve coordination.
- Who is affected: Federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement; border communities.
- What changes: New joint centers to coordinate operations, share information, and support efforts against border‑related crime; track staffing and training.
- When: Centers must be created within six months of the bill becoming law; annual progress reports start after one year.