S 850 United States Senate · 119th Congress

Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act

This bill amends the existing Northern Border Security Review Act to update reporting requirements for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. It mandates a threat analysis of northern border apprehensions (including sector-level data) by September 2, 2025, and every three years thereafter, and requires the DHS Secretary to update the border security strategy by September 2, 2026, and every five years, incorporating the latest analysis. The bill also adds a requirement for classified briefings to Congress within 30 days of each threat analysis submission. No new funding is authorized for these changes.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Nov 2025

Senate Passage

Aug 2026

House Passage

President

Introduced Mar 5, 2025 Last action Aug 10, 2026

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Introduced in Senate → Engrossed in Senate · 2 edits · Aug 5, 2026

MINOR

The Senate engrossed version of S 850 replaces two fixed calendar deadlines with relative deadlines tied to the enactment date of a separate law, the Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act. The threat analysis deadline shifts from September 2, 2025 to 180 days after that other act is enacted, and the strategy update deadline shifts from September 2, 2026 to 18 months after enactment of that act. This means the timing of these requirements now depends on when a different piece of legislation passes rather than being set in stone.

TIMELINE

The deadline for the first Northern border threat analysis changed from a fixed date of September 2, 2025 to 180 days after enactment of the Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act. The recurring cycle of every 3 years remains unchanged.

The deadline for the first update to DHS's Northern Border strategy changed from a fixed date of September 2, 2026 to 18 months after enactment of the Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act. The recurring cycle of every 5 years remains unchanged.

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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Aug 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4481)

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Aug 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4481)

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Nov 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.

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Jul 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

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Mar 5, 2025

Committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Mar 5, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

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1 primary · 4 co-sponsors