House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Federal Lands Amplified Security for the Homeland (FLASH) Act

H.R. 9678Introduced Sep 19, 2024Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Where it went

IntroducedSep 19, 2024
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 19, 2024 — Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, the Budget, and Homeland Security, 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.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9678.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CISCOMANI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 146, September 19, 2024, Page H5524):
Article I of the U.S. Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To address the public safety issues and environmental destruction currently impacting federal lands along the southern border.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 19, 2024 ↗
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H.R. 9678, 118th Congress
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

38 cosponsors — 38 Republicans

0 of 38 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Mark Amodei (R-NV), Don Bacon (R-NE), Andy Barr (R-KY), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Vince Fong (R-CA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Garret Graves (R-LA), Mark Green (R-TN), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Michael Guest (R-MS), J. Hill (R-AR), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), David Rouzer (R-NC), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Christopher Smith (R-NJ) and 8 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Juan Ciscomani.

Sponsor’s state and district

Arizona in Congress · AZ-6 district

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