HR4070-119

Passed House

To require a homeland security border threat assessment on Tren de Aragua and associated strategic plan, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Jun 23, 2025

Legislative Progress

Passed House
Introduced Committee Passed
Nov 20, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland …

Nov 20, 2025 (inferred)

Passed House (inferred from eh version)

Sep 26, 2025

Additional sponsors: Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, Mr. Luttrell, Mr. …

Sep 26, 2025

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the …

Jun 23, 2025

Mr. Knott (for himself, Mr. Guest, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Ogles, …

Summary

What This Bill Does

Requires DHS to submit a border threat assessment on the Tren de Aragua gang within 180 days, followed by a strategic plan within one year. Assessment must cover criminal threats, origins, tactics, funding, leadership, and U.S. presence of this Venezuelan criminal organization.

Who Benefits and How

Border security agencies gain intelligence and strategic framework. Communities affected by gang activity benefit from coordinated response plan.

Who Bears the Burden and How

DHS bears responsibility for assessment and strategic planning. Intelligence community provides consultation.

Key Provisions

  • Threat assessment within 180 days covering origins, tactics, funding, leadership
  • Strategic plan within 1 year addressing border vulnerabilities
  • Must assess southwest, northern, and maritime border threats
  • Unclassified report with classified annex permitted
Model: claude-opus-4
Generated: Jan 9, 2026 15:12

Evidence Chain:

This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

Primary Purpose

Requires DHS threat assessment on Tren de Aragua gang and strategic plan

Policy Domains

Border Security Criminal Organizations Homeland Security

Legislative Strategy

"Intelligence-driven approach to transnational gang threat"

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Border Security Criminal Organizations
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security

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