{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-992","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":992,"title":"PATROL Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-05","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"C001115","fullName":"Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]","party":"R","state":"TX","district":27}],"cosponsorsCount":19,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-02-05","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit."},"policyArea":"Immigration","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-02-05","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-05","text":"Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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":"2025-02-05","text":"Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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":"2025-02-05","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-05","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Preventing Aliens Through Rivers or Land Act or the PATROL Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the Department of Justice (DOJ) from bringing certain civil actions against a state for building a physical structure impacting navigable waters along the U.S. border for security purposes. Specifically, the&nbsp;DOJ is prohibited from bringing an action for (1) the construction of a bridge, causeway, dam, dike, or other structure over or in a port, harbor, or other navigable water of the United States without federal approval; or (2) the creation of any obstruction to the navigable capacity of waters of the United States without federal approval.</p>","updateDate":"2025-07-30T18:16:37Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":350,"ts":"2026-04-15T03:42:46.058Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=PATROL%20Act"}]}}