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To authorize the Land Port of Entry Community Infrastructure Program to address deficiencies in community infrastructure supportive of land ports of entry, and for other purposes.

Introduced on 12/17/25

H. R. 6791

Introduced in House

December 17, 2025

Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas (for himself and Ms. Johnson of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, 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

A BILL

To authorize the Land Port of Entry Community Infrastructure Program to address deficiencies in community infrastructure supportive of land ports of entry, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Definitions.

In this Act:

community infrastructure.— (1) COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term “community infrastructure” means a project or facility that—

  1. (A) is—
    1. (i) a transportation project;
    2. (ii) a water, wastewater, telecommunications, electric, gas, or other utility project; or
    3. (iii) any other project directly supporting a land port of entry or infrastructure that is disproportionately impacted by the nearby presence of a land port of entry, as designated by the Secretary;
  2. (B) is—
    1. (i) owned by a State, Tribal, or local government; or
    2. (ii) a not-for-profit, member-owned utility service; and
  3. (C) is—
    1. (i) focused on the modernization of a land port of entry; or
    2. (ii) located within 25 miles of a land port of entry and is supportive of, or disproportionately impacted by the nearby presence of, a land port of entry.

rural area.— (2) RURAL AREA.—The term “rural area” means a city, town, or unincorporated area that has a population of not more than 100,000 inhabitants.

Secretary.— (3) SECRETARY.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Homeland Security.