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Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.Section 5 › Proposal

No new border crossing fee and no study of one

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5. Written by .

No new border crossing fee and no study of one

The document says “shall notWho acts: Secretary of Homeland SecurityHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says

“Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall not-- (1) establish, collect, or otherwise impose any new border crossing fee on individuals crossing the Southern border or the Northern border at a land port of entry; or (2) conduct any study relating to the imposition of a border crossing fee.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5

Section 204(a). From the date of enactment, the Secretary may not create, collect or impose any new border crossing fee at a land port of entry on either border, and may not study imposing one. Subsection (b) defines a border crossing fee as one every pedestrian, cyclist, and driver and passenger of a private motor vehicle must pay for the privilege of crossing at a land port of entry.

What the document actually says

“Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall not-- (1) establish, collect, or otherwise impose any new border crossing fee on individuals crossing the Southern border or the Northern border at a land port of entry; or (2) conduct any study relating to the imposition of a border crossing fee.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5
That sentence, in plain words

The Secretary may not start a new fee for crossing the border by land. The Secretary may not even study one.

What this is about

This covers walkers, riders and drivers at land crossings. The law spells out what counts as such a fee. Fees that already exist are not touched.

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