Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act
Summary, written by a model from the CRS summary
Directs CBP and DHS Science and Technology to plan for identifying and deploying emerging border technologies, explicitly including AI, machine learning, automation, and advanced sensing. It authorizes Innovation Teams and requires reporting on adoption goals and privacy impacts on border communities.
Model-rated AI relevance 70%.
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J. CorreaDemocratCAData as of: bills Sep 9, 2026 · votes Sep 11, 2026 · statements Sep 9, 2026. What changed
Progress
Introduced
Feb 5, 2025
Reported by committee
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Passed House
Mar 10, 2025
Passed Senate
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Became law
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Latest action · March 11, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Recorded votes
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What members said
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Sanders would permanently ban superintelligent AI and pause advanced AI development until a new federal regulator sets safety rules.
Source ↗Burlison would bar federal funds for AI-augmented license plate readers and biometric surveillance cameras to protect Fourth Amendment privacy rights.
Source ↗Hawley is investigating AI surveillance camera companies, arguing Congress never authorized these invasive AI-driven networks and that corporate self-policing is an inadequate safeguard.
Source ↗Foster would restore NCUA and FHFA authority over third-party tech vendors because AI makes cyberattacks on the financial system more sophisticated.
Source ↗Franklin touts $2.9 million for a Florida Poly lab doing applied AI and cybersecurity research and workforce training.
Source ↗Massie would bar federal funds for AI-augmented license plate readers and biometric surveillance cameras to stop a government surveillance state.
Source ↗Evans promotes American open-source AI leadership against China while adding commonsense consumer guardrails and mandated federal risk assessments of adversary models.
Source ↗Harrigan backs bipartisan monitoring of self-improving AI through NIST while stressing the bill imposes no new mandates and won't impede innovation.
Source ↗Bill data read 2026-09-09T02:09:45.522Z