2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB1820: FLASH Act Federal Lands Amplified Security for the Homeland Act
Legislative Summary
To address the public safety issues and environmental destruction currently impacting Federal lands along the southern border, enhance border security through the construction of navigable roads on Federal lands along the southern border, provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection access to Federal lands to improve the safety and effectiveness of enforcement activities, allow States to place temporary barriers on Federal land to secure the southern border, reduce the massive trash accumulations and environmental degradation along the southern border, reduce the cultivation of illegal cannabis on Federal lands, mitigate wildland fires caused by illegal immigration, and prohibit migrant housing on Federal lands.
Bill History
3/4/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
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.
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(3/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Subcommittee on Federal Lands(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Republican: 24
Primary Sponsor

Juan Ciscomani
Republican
Co-Sponsors (23)
Bruce Westerman
Republican
Tom Tiffany
Republican
Russ Fulcher
Republican
David Rouzer
Republican
Earl Carter
Republican
Dan Crenshaw
Republican
Claudia Tenney
Republican
Nicole Malliotakis
Republican
Jennifer Kiggans
Republican
Cliff Bentz
Republican
Charles Fleischmann
Republican
Mark Amodei
Republican
Chuck Edwards
Republican
Gus Bilirakis
Republican
Don Bacon
Republican
Bryan Steil
Republican
French Hill
Republican
Paul Gosar
Republican
Pete Stauber
Republican
Harriet Hageman
Republican
Michael Lawler
Republican
Mike Collins
Republican
Elise Stefanik
Republican