{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-4160","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":4160,"title":"Veterans Border Patrol Training Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-06-26","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"C001126","fullName":"Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15]","party":"R","state":"OH","district":15}],"cosponsorsCount":3,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-07-08","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity."},"policyArea":"Armed Forces and National Security","subjects":["Border security and unlawful immigration","Congressional oversight","Employment and training programs","Government information and archives","Law enforcement officers","Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-07-08","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-27","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-26","text":"Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-26","text":"Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-26","text":"Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-26","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-26","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Veterans Border Patrol Training Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to collaborate with the Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a five-year interdepartmental pilot program, under which DHS must use the DOD SkillBridge Program to train and hire transitioning servicemembers as border patrol agents for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.</p>","updateDate":"2026-09-19T23:39:16Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":1321,"ts":"2026-10-14T10:12:38.384Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Veterans%20Border%20Patrol%20Training%20Act"}]}}