H.R. 4160 Introduced Armed Forces and National Security

Veterans Border Patrol Training Act

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a pilot program to hire transitioning servicemembers to be Border Patrol agents.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] Introduced June 26, 2025 Cosponsors 3 (1 D, 2 R) Latest action July 8, 2025

Summary

Veterans Border Patrol Training Act
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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Jul 8, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
  2. Jun 27, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
  3. Jun 26, 2025 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.
  4. Jun 26, 2025 Introduced in House

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