Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2025

House Bill

H.R. 285

119th Congress

Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2025

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Introduced:Jan 9, 2025

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Summary

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to create at least two Joint Operations Centers along the U.S.-Mexico border within six months. These centers would serve as coordination hubs where federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies can work together on border security issues including drug trafficking, illegal border crossings, human trafficking, and other criminal activities.

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Introduced1/9/2025

StatusReferred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

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Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to create at least two Joint Operations Centers along the U.S.-Mexico border within six months. These centers would serve as coordination hubs where federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agenci

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This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to create at least two Joint Operations Centers along the U.S.-Mexico border within six months. These centers would serve as coordination hubs where federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies can work together on border security issues including drug trafficking, illegal border crossings, human trafficking, and other criminal activities.

Bill Number: 285
Introduced: 1/9/2025
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

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Title: Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2025
Bill Number: 285
Sponsor: No sponsor
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Introduced: 1/9/2025
Summary: This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to create at least two Joint Operations Centers along the U.S.-Mexico border within six months. These centers would serve as coordination hubs where federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies can work together on border security

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to create at least two Joint Operations Centers along the U.S.-Mexico border within six months. These centers would serve as coordination hubs where federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies can work together on border security issues including drug trafficking, illegal border crossings, human trafficking, and other criminal activities.

Last updated: 3/4/2026

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

The Department of Homeland Security must establish at least two Joint Operations Centers along the southern border within six months of the bill becoming law.
These centers would coordinate operations between multiple law enforcement agencies at the federal, state, local, and tribal levels.
The centers would focus on combating transnational criminal organizations, drug and human trafficking, illegal border crossings, terrorism, and weapons seizures.
Federal agencies would be required to share relevant information with state, local, and tribal agencies through these centers and notify them of operations in their jurisdictions.
The Secretary of Homeland Security must submit annual reports to Congress describing the centers' operations, resources used, communication gaps, and recommendations for improvement.

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill primarily affects law enforcement agencies operating along the southern border by creating formal coordination structures for their work. It would impact federal agencies like Homeland Security, Defense, and Justice, as well as state, local, and tribal law enforcement in border regions. The bill aims to improve information sharing and operational coordination among these agencies when addressing border security and criminal activity.

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Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

285, 119th Congress (2025). "Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/119-hr-285

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