S. 1138: Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels Act
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
Congress: 119
Date Introduced: March 26, 2025
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (March 26, 2025)
Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels Act
This bill--
- Authorizes CBP to purchase non-intrusive imaging systems and deploy them along the southern border.
- Requires ICE to hire 100 HSI agents to investigate firearms and currency smuggling and 100 HSI agents to investigate narcotics and human smuggling at the border.
- Requires by 2027, no fewer than 10 percent of traffic is searched before departing the United States.
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) (March 26, 2025)
Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) (Sept. 14, 2026)
Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) (Sept. 14, 2026)