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S. 1138 119th Congress Senate

Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels Act

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance capabilities for outbound inspections at the southern land border, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 26, 2025 Introduced by: Margaret Wood Hassan Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Mar 26, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1138: Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1138/
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"S. 1138: Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1138/.
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S. 1138, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1138/.
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[S. 1138: Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1138/)
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