{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://langworthy.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-langworthy-announces-house-passage-his-northern-border-security", "Congressman Langworthy Announces House Passage of his Northern Border Security and Enhancement Review Act", "2026-09-16", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "NY", "Nicholas A. Langworthy", "L000600", "langworthy.house.gov", "langworthy", "https://langworthy.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.\u2014September 16th\u2026 Congressman Nick Langworthy today announced that the House of Representatives passed his Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act (H.R. 5517), advancing bipartisan legislation to ensure the United States regularly evaluates evolving threats along the northern border and maintains a strategy capable of addressing them. The bill passed today by voice vote.\n\nCongressman Langworthy Speaks on his Bill on the House Floor \u2014September 16, 2026\n\nThe legislation requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to regularly assess threats along the northern border, update its northern border strategy as needed and provide Congress with the information necessary to conduct effective oversight. It also requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection\u2019s Air and Marine Operations to establish performance measures for its efforts to secure the northern border between ports of entry.\n\n\u201cProtecting our northern border is just as important to our homeland security as the southern border, and we cannot afford to take it for granted,\u201d said Congressman Langworthy. \u201cFor too long, the northern border has not received the sustained attention it deserves, even as the threats facing our communities continue to evolve. This bipartisan legislation ensures we are regularly assessing those threats, updating our strategy and giving Congress the information it needs to hold the Department of Homeland Security accountable. I\u2019m proud that the House has passed this common-sense bill, and I\u2019ll continue working to make sure our national security is protected, particularly for our border communities like right here in Western New York.\u201d\n\nThe United States shares more than 5,500 miles of border with Canada, spanning some of the most diverse and challenging terrain in the country. In recent years, Border Patrol apprehensions between ports of entry along the northern border increased from 916 in Fiscal Year 2021 to more than 23,000 in Fiscal Year 2024.\n\nIn Western New York, the need for continued vigilance is particularly important. The Government Accountability Office reported that Border Patrol was involved in 170 drug-seizure events in the Buffalo Sector during Fiscal Year 2024, nearly double the number recorded the previous year.\n\nHe concluded, \u201cAmericans deserve to know that the men and women responsible for protecting them have the tools, information and strategy necessary to meet the threats of today and prepare for the threats of tomorrow. We have made progress, but this is no time for complacency.\u201d", 1, "2026-09-17T09:52:05Z", "2026-09-17T09:53:00Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://langworthy.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-langworthy-announces-house-passage-his-northern-border-security"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6907130591571331, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}