United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6415 (115th)
American Border Act
Introduced
18 July 2018
Last action
19 September 2018 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Sponsors
Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3]
Subjects
Immigration, Transport
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
American Border Act This bill modifies various provisions related to border security, including by: directing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to achieve situational awareness and operational control of the southern border, requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection to carry out a certain minimum number of flight hours in patrol of the southern border, directing DHS to deploy certain infrastructure along specified sectors of the southern border, authorizing DHS to request U.S. National Guard support to secure the southern border, and establishing within DHS the Integrated Border Enforcement Team to work with Canada on border security.
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Timeline
18 July 2018
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Armed Services, Natural Resources, the Budget, and Ways and Means, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
18 July 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 July 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 July 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: Committee
25 July 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Source: Committee
26 July 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Source: Committee
1 August 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Source: Committee
19 September 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 18 July 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6415
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6415
- us · 115-hr-6415 · source updated 11 August 2025