HR 534 119th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Border security and unlawful immigration Land use and conservation State and local government operations

CONTAINER Act

Introduced: January 16, 2025 Introduced by: Rouzer, David Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov

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Feb 20, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

Jan 16, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced in House

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.

What's happening now February 20, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

Cosponsors 9