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HR 9382 Passed a chamber

Requires Customs and Border Protection to link the NEXUS applications of family members together within 180 days, and lets families schedule their interviews together.

Official title: To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to link together applications of family members throughout the NEXUS application process, and for other purposes.

Next stop Senate: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 22-JUN-2026
Referred 22-JUN-2026
Approved by committee 24-JUN-2026
Reported 15-SEP-2026
On the calendar 15-SEP-2026
Passed 16-SEP-2026
Senate
Received 16-SEP-2026
Key points
  • Requires Customs and Border Protection to link applications of family members throughout the NEXUS application process within 180 days.
  • Lets family members schedule interviews together and allows families to request joint interviews.
  • Allows Customs and Border Protection to exempt a child under 14 linked to an eligible family member's application from the interview.
  • Defines family members as parents, legal guardians, children, grandparents, grandchildren, and siblings residing in a single household.
AI-generated from the Engrossed in House text of 16-SEP-2026 · verify · report an error
Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (22-JUN-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 16-SEP-2026).

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Committee referrals (2) Policy area

Immigration

Sponsor Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY) Cosponsors · 3
■ 2 R■ 1 D
2 Republicans
1 Democrat