Federal · 119th Congress

HR4160 Veterans Border Patrol Training Act

Direction

Immigration enforcement detention transportAI label

Expands immigration enforcement model confidence 90%

Establishes a pilot program to train and hire transitioning servicemembers specifically as Border Patrol agents for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, increasing the number of personnel available for border security operations.

the Department of Homeland Security shall use the Department of Defense SkillBridge Program to train and hire transitioning servicemembers as Border Patrol agents for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6

Last action: 2025-07-08: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Filed: 2025-06-26
Committee: Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Sponsor: Mike Carey R + 3 cosponsors (1 D, 2 R)

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Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates a pilot program using the DoD SkillBridge initiative to recruit, train, and hire veterans and transitioning servicemembers directly into roles as Border Patrol agents, which expands the operational capacity for immigration enforcement along the border.

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Text versions

Introduced in House 2025-06-26

History (7 actions)

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-07-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2025-06-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
2025-06-26	Libra	Introduced in House
2025-06-26	Libra	Introduced in House
2025-06-26	House	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.
2025-06-26	House	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.
2025-06-26	House	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.