Congressional Border Security Assessment Act

This bill would let Members of Congress, along with their staff, enter certain Indian reservations on the U.S.–Mexico border to check on national security, public safety, and border security. It applies only to reservations that include 50 or more miles in a row along that border, and the access would include roads and easements on that land if the bill becomes law. A brief summary from the Library of Congress says the same: it grants lawful access to these reservations for those assessment purposes.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Members of Congress and their staff; Indian reservations along the U.S.–Mexico border with 50+ contiguous miles on the boundary.
• What changes: Provides lawful access for on-the-ground assessments of national security, public safety, and border security; includes access to roadways and easements on the reservation.
• When: Would take effect if enacted into law (the bill text does not set a special start date).