HR 1820 United States House · 119th Congress

FLASH Act

The FLASH Act authorizes construction of navigable roads along federal border lands to improve U.S. Customs and Border Protection access and operational control. It requires federal agencies to develop protocols for reducing trash accumulation and environmental degradation from unauthorized border crossings, while targeting illegal cannabis cultivation sites with environmental response initiatives. The bill prohibits using federal funds to provide housing for undocumented immigrants on federal lands and establishes criminal penalties for illegal pesticide use. The legislation affects how federal land management agencies (National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, etc.) operate along the southern border, with specific reporting requirements for environmental impacts and trash collection.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Mar 2025

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Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Mar 11, 2025

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Committee

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

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lower

Mar 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, the Budget, and Homeland Security, 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.

lower

Mar 4, 2025

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Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 23 co-sponsors