H.R. 534 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
CONTAINER Act
Cosponsors: 9 (0 D, 9 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-01-16
Latest action (2025-02-20): Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
What H.R. 534 does, in plain terms
Creating Obstructions Necessary to Address Illegal and Nefarious Entry Rapidly Act or CONTAINER Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to allow border states to place temporary, movable structures on federal lands adjacent to the U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico borders without a special use authorization. Border states may place these structures on such lands for the purpose of securing the northern or southern border for a period of not more than one year. Interior and the Forest Service must approve extension requests in 90-day increments if U.S. Customs and Border Protection determines that operational control of the border area has not been achieved.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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