To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to link together applications of family members throughout the NEXUS application process, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Sep 16, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 22, 2026
- Passed HouseSep 16, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to link the applications of family members (parents, legal guardians, children, grandparents, grandchildren, and siblings residing within a single household) throughout the NEXUS application process (an expedited border inspections program between the United-States and Canada).
CBP must permit a family member to schedule NEXUS interviews for all linked family members and may provide linked family members the option to participate in joint interviews.
CBP may exempt from the interview process a child under 14 years of age who is linked to an eligible family member.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 23, 2026 to Jul 9, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| D-NY | John W. Mannion | Jul 9, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Jun 22, 2026Markup Jun 24, 2026Reported Sep 15, 2026 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 16, 2026 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5899-5900)
- Sep 16, 2026Mr. Van Epps moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 16, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9382.
- Sep 16, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5899)
- Sep 16, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 16, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Sep 15, 2026Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-828.
- Sep 15, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 726.
- Jun 24, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 24, 2026Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 0.
- Jun 22, 2026Introduced in House
- Jun 22, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5899, H5900Text printed H5899 | Matt Van Epps R-TN, Seth Magaziner D-RI, Timothy M. Kennedy D-NY | Sep 16, 2026 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 104, June 22, 2026, page H4131.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to link together applications of family members throughout the NEXUS application process, and for other purposes.
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to link together applications of family members throughout the NEXUS application process, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2026Referred in Senate
- Sep 16, 2026Engrossed in House
- Sep 15, 2026Reported in House
- Jun 22, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
