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H.R. 6791119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Dec 18, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: To authorize the Land Port of Entry Community Infrastructure Program to address deficiencies in community infrastructure supportive of land ports of entry, and for other purposes.
Introduced:
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HR 6791 creates a DHS grant program for roads, utilities, and sewer projects within 25 miles of U.S. land border crossings.
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HR 6791 establishes the Land Port of Entry Community Infrastructure Program under the Department of Homeland Security. The program would fund roads, water and sewer systems, utilities, and related improvements located within 25 miles of a land border crossing with Mexico or Canada. Governments and utilities may also apply for reimbursement for qualifying projects already completed back to November 2021.
State, tribal, local governments, and nonprofit utility companies near land border crossings are eligible to apply. Customs and Border Protection workers and their families living in those communities are among those the program specifically aims to serve.
Border communities face strain from the heavy traffic and activity generated by major land crossings, and this program would direct federal resources toward offsetting that pressure. Whether communities actually receive funding depends on Congress passing a separate appropriations bill, since no dollar amount has been approved yet.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.