MODERN WIC Act of 2025

House Bill

H.R. 1464

119th Congress

MODERN WIC Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Aug 19, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Debbie Lesko

R - AZ

Cosponsors

3

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Immigration

Summary

The MODERN WIC Act of 2025 would authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take actions to find and fix illegal border crossing tunnels on private land. This includes allowing DHS to waive environmental regulations and enter into special contracts to facilitate these tunnel remediation activities.

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Introduced8/19/2025

StatusReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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MODERN WIC Act of 2025

The MODERN WIC Act of 2025 would authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take actions to find and fix illegal border crossing tunnels on private land. This includes allowing DHS to waive environmental regulations and enter into special contracts

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The MODERN WIC Act of 2025 would authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take actions to find and fix illegal border crossing tunnels on private land. This includes allowing DHS to waive environmental regulations and enter into special contracts to facilitate these tunnel remediation activities.

Bill Number: 1464
Introduced: 8/19/2025
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Policy Area: Immigration

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Fact Sheet

Title: MODERN WIC Act of 2025
Bill Number: 1464
Sponsor: No sponsor
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced: 8/19/2025
Summary: The MODERN WIC Act of 2025 would authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take actions to find and fix illegal border crossing tunnels on private land. This includes allowing DHS to waive environmental regulations and enter into special contracts to facilitate these tunnel remediation

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

The MODERN WIC Act of 2025 would authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take actions to find and fix illegal border crossing tunnels on private land. This includes allowing DHS to waive environmental regulations and enter into special contracts to facilitate these tunnel remediation activities.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Eradicate Crossing of Illegal Tunnels Act of 2023 or the EXIT Act of 2023 This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take various actions to facilitate the search for and remediation of unlawful border crossing tunnels on private land. Specifically, DHS may waive federal, state, or local environmental permits and reviews as necessary to search for or remediate such tunnels. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may enter into indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts with two or more sources to facilitate such border tunnel activities. (Indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts provide for an indefinite quantity of services for a fixed time.)

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Gives DHS authority to search for and fix illegal border crossing tunnels on private land
Allows DHS to waive federal, state, and local environmental permits and reviews to speed up tunnel remediation
Permits DHS to enter into special open-ended contracts with multiple sources to carry out tunnel activities

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill would primarily impact landowners living near the U.S. border, who could see increased DHS presence and construction activity on their private property to address illegal tunnels. It could also affect border communities by increasing DHS operations and potentially disrupting the local environment or land use.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Immigration

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

1464, 119th Congress (2025). "MODERN WIC Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-1464

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