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.

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

Veterans Border Patrol Training ActShort Title(s) as Introduced

Legislative history

H.R. 4160·House·Bill·Armed Forces and National Security

Rep. Mike Carey(Republican-Ohio-15)·

Jun 26, 2025

IntroducedIntroduced in House

Jun 26, 2025

HouseReferred 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.

Jun 26, 2025

Jun 27, 2025

House · CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Jul 8, 2025

House · CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Documents

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Bill text

Jun 26, 2025As introduced in the House

Plain-language summaries

Jun 26, 2025Introduced in House