S. 157 119th Congress Senate

CONTAINER Act

Official title: A bill to authorize certain States to take certain actions on certain Federal land to secure an international border of the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 21, 2025 Introduced by: Marsha Blackburn Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov

Public Lands and Natural Resources Border security and unlawful immigrationLand use and conservationState and local government operations

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Jan 21, 2025

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

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now January 21, 2025

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

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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