H.R. 285 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2025
Cosponsors: 5 (4 D, 1 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-01-09
Latest action (2025-01-09): Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
What H.R. 285 does, in plain terms
Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2025 This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to establish at least two Joint Operations Centers along the U.S.-Mexico border. The centers shall provide centralized operations hubs for (1) coordinating operations between federal, state, local, and tribal agencies as needed; and (2) coordinating and supporting border operations, including detecting criminal activity, such as activity related to transnational criminal organizations and illegal border crossings.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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