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H.R. 992 · 119th Congress

PATROL Act

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Introduced: 2/5/2025
Current status: In committee
Bill ID: 119hr992
Latest official action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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Preventing Aliens Through Rivers or Land Act or the PATROL Act This bill prohibits the Department of Justice (DOJ) from bringing certain civil actions against a state for building a physical structure impacting navigable waters along the U.S. border for security purposes. Specifically, the DOJ is prohibited from bringing an action for (1) the construction of a bridge, causeway, dam, dike, or other structure over or in a port, harbor, or other navigable water of the United States without federal approval; or (2) the creation of any obstruction to the navigable capacity of waters of the United States without federal approval.

Source: BILLSUM · Summary date: 2/5/2025

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