HR 495referred119th Congress

Subterranean Border Defense Act

Introduced Jan 16, 2025House billPolicy area: ImmigrationLast action Mar 11, 2025Sponsor: Elijah Crane(R-AZ)

foreignaffairsImmigration

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeBorder Security and Enforcement SubcommitteeHomeland Security Committee

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Official summaryUpdated Mar 11, 2025

What the bill does

Subterranean Border Defense Act This bill requires recurring annual reporting by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on the implementation of a strategic plan to counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations. Currently, CBP is only required to report once no later than one year after the plan's development.

Latest official action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Lobbying Filings

$26.0M

Total Lobbying Spend

Suspicious Trades

Members Involved

Timeline

Jul 19, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by CLEAN ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY RENEWABLE ENERGY BUYERS ALLIANCE)

Oct 18, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by CLEAN ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY RENEWABLE ENERGY BUYERS ALLIANCE)

Jan 16, 2025bill

Bill introduced

Jan 21, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by CLEAN ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY RENEWABLE ENERGY BUYERS ALLIANCE)

Mar 10, 2025vote

Thomas Massie voted yea

Mar 10, 2025

Official Congressional Actions

Mar 11, 2025IntroReferral

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

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Mar 10, 2025Floor

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 402 - 1 (Roll no. 63). (text: CR H1046)

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Mar 10, 2025Floor

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 402 - 1 (Roll no. 63). (text: CR H1046)

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Mar 10, 2025Floor

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1057-1058)

Lobbying Activity

Registrant	Client	Amount	Filed	Period	Issues
CLEAN ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY RENEWABLE ENERGY BUYERS ALLIANCE)	CLEAN ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY RENEWABLE ENERGY BUYERS ALLIANCE)	$13.0M	Jan 21, 2025	2024Q4	ENGBUDGOV
CLEAN ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY RENEWABLE ENERGY BUYERS ALLIANCE)	CLEAN ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY RENEWABLE ENERGY BUYERS ALLIANCE)	$7.0M	Jul 19, 2024	2024Q2	ENG

Suspicious Trading Activity

Congress members who traded stocks in companies connected to lobbying on this bill, within 90 days of its introduction date.

No suspicious trade-lobbying connections found for this bill.

Votes on This Bill

Member	Party	Position	Date
Thomas Massie	R	yea	Mar 10, 2025
Daniel Webster	R	yea	Mar 10, 2025
Jake Auchincloss	D	not_voting	Mar 10, 2025
Mark E. Amodei	R	yea	Mar 10, 2025

Methodology: Bill-Lobbying-Trade Connection

CapitolExposed identifies the "bill-lobbying-trade pipeline" by: (1) finding lobbying filings (LD-2) that specifically mention this bill, (2) matching lobbying clients to publicly traded companies, and (3) finding stock trades by members of Congress in those companies within 90 days of the bill's introduction date. Trades made before the bill was introduced are highlighted in red, as they may indicate advance knowledge. This analysis surfaces correlations worthy of scrutiny; it does not prove wrongdoing.