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H.R. 4070: Tren de Aragua Border Security Threat Assessment Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-06-23 · Immigration · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Tren de Aragua Border Security Threat Assessment Act

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Tren de Aragua Border Security Threat Assessment Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit a border threat assessment and strategic plan regarding Tren de Aragua and other transnational criminal organizations. (Tren de Aragua is a gang that originated in Venezuela.) The threat assessment must include current and potential criminal threats from Tren de Aragua and a description of its origins, strategic aims, funding sources, and U.S. growth and presence. DHS must submit a strategic plan not later than one year after submission of the threat assessment. The plan must include, for example, a consideration of the threat assessment and mitigation efforts regarding Tren de Aragua and other transnational criminal organizations and efforts to disseminate information between DHS and other departments, agencies, and law enforcement entities with missions associated with the border.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Sponsor: Rep. Knott, Brad [R-NC-13] · 31 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4070, Tren de Aragua Border Security Threat Assessment Act (2025-07-21)

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Michael Guest (R-MS), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Dale W. Strong (R-AL), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Addison P. McDowell (R-NC), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), August Pfluger (R-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Tim Moore (R-NC), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Abraham J. Hamadeh (R-AZ), John J. McGuire III (R-VA), Craig A. Goldman (R-TX), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Russell Fry (R-SC)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Knott, Brad [R-NC-13] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Sources

• Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
• Congress.gov
• Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr4070.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr4070 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills