S3571-119

In Committee

Keeping Our Agents on the Line Act

119th Congress Introduced Dec 18, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill imposes introduces a tariff provision: 2. Findings The Senate finds the following: For many years, representatives of the U.S. Border Patrol have requested to return to their traditional border security duties on, expands a appropriation, grant, procurement provision: 3. Reaffirming the 25-mile limitation for U.S. Border Patrol officers and employees In this section: The term immigration officers and employees of U.S. Border, and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Checkpoint and arrest data collection and reporting. It relies on tariffs, appropriations, grants, and procurement rules. The main policy areas are Trade, Transportation, and Labor.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Imposes introduces a tariff provision: 2. Findings The Senate finds the following: For many years, representatives of the U.S. Border Patrol have requested to return to their traditional border security duties on...
  • Expands a appropriation, grant, procurement provision: 3. Reaffirming the 25-mile limitation for U.S. Border Patrol officers and employees In this section: The term immigration officers and employees of U.S. Border...
  • Adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Checkpoint and arrest data collection and reporting.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill imposes introduces a tariff provision: 2. Findings The Senate finds the following: For many years, representatives of the U.S. Border Patrol have requested to return to their traditional border security duties on, expands a appropriation, grant, procurement provision: 3. Reaffirming the 25-mile limitation for U.S. Border Patrol officers and employees In this section: The term immigration officers and employees of U.S. Border, and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Checkpoint and arrest data collection and reporting.

Key Policy Areas

Trade, Transportation, Labor

Primary Purpose

The bill imposes introduces a tariff provision: 2. Findings The Senate finds the following: For many years, representatives of the U.S. Border Patrol have requested to return to their traditional border security duties on, expands a appropriation, grant, procurement provision: 3. Reaffirming the 25-mile limitation for U.S. Border Patrol officers and employees In this section: The term immigration officers and employees of U.S. Border, and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Checkpoint and arrest data collection and reporting.

Policy Domains

Trade Transportation Labor

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 18, 2025

Mr. Murphy (for himself and Mr. Schiff) introduced the following …

Dec 18, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security …

Dec 18, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Trade Transportation Labor
Actor Mappings
"border_patrol"
→ U.S. Border Patrol immigration officers and employees
Domains
Immigration Government Transparency
Actor Mappings
"cbp_commissioner"
→ Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"immigration officers and employees of U.S. Border Patrol" §3a

Any employee, contractor, or detailee who performs services for U.S. Border Patrol

"reasonable distance" §3b

A distance not greater than 25 miles from any United States international land border or territorial sea

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