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LAST ACTION OCT 1, 2026  UPDATED OCT 2
H.R. 10656HOUSE BILL · 119TH CONGRESS119TH

To install and maintain warning signage informing travelers of dangerous areas or routes near the southern border of the United States that have been identified in relevant Department of State Travel Advisories, and for other purposes.

Installs and maintains warning signs near the southern border for dangerous areas or routes identified in State travel advisories.

WHERE IT STANDS

In the House Foreign Affairs Committee since Oct. 1, 2026, 4 days after it was introduced. Most bills never leave committee.

  1. INTRODUCEDINTROOCT 1, 2026
  2. COMMITTEECOMM.IN COMMITTEE
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WHAT IT DOES

What the bill would do, and why it matters

tl;drWRITTEN OCT 4 FROM THE RECORD

Travelers near the southern border may need warnings about dangerous areas and routes. The bill would require warning signs for areas or routes identified in Department of State Travel Advisories and would require those signs to be maintained.

  • INTRODUCED ONLY This bill has been introduced and possibly referred to a committee, but it has not passed any vote. Most introduced bills never become law — they die in committee without a hearing.
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  • DATA NOTE No Congressional Research Service summary was available.
WHAT IT WOULD DO · 1 PROVISION
  1. Install and maintain travel warning signs

    Would put up and maintain signs warning travelers about dangerous areas or routes near the southern border identified in Department of State Travel Advisories.

THE CONTEXT

The practical difference would be that travelers near the southern border could encounter warnings at or near dangerous areas or routes identified in Department of State Travel Advisories.

Written from the official record.

THE JOURNEY

The path it took, step by step

FROM THE OFFICIAL ACTIONS ON CONGRESS.GOV
  1. IntroducedOCT 1, 2026
    HOUSE
    OCT 1, 2026
    By Rep. Crane with 2 original cosponsors
    Referred to Foreign Affairs
  2. SAME DAYNOW
    House committeeOCT 1, 2026
    FOREIGN AFFAIRS NOW
    OCT 1, 2026
    In committee for 4 days
    No hearing yet
  3. 4 DAYS SO FAR
    Passed the House—
    HOUSE FLOOR
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    Not scheduled
  4. Senate committee—
    SENATE
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  5. Passed the Senate—
    SENATE FLOOR
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    Not scheduled
  6. Resolve differencesONLY IF NEEDED
    BOTH CHAMBERS
    ONLY IF NEEDED
    Skipped if the other chamber passes the same text
  7. Signed into law—
    PRESIDENT
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    10 days to sign or veto
KEY ACTIONS2 OF 2 · PROCEDURAL STEPS FOLDED
  1. OCT 12026OCT 1, 2026REFERREDHOUSEReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  2. OCT 12026OCT 1, 2026INTRODUCEDHOUSEIntroduced in House
HOW LONG LAWS TAKE118 LAWS THIS CONGRESS

At day 4, this bill is already older than 3% of the laws passed this Congress were when they were signed.

DAYS FROM INTRODUCTION TO SIGNING · ○ CEREMONIAL
YOUR MEMBERS

Where your members stand on it

WHO’S BEHIND IT · 2 COSPONSORS

Support from one state

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1 REPUBLICAN1 DEMOCRAT

Plus the sponsor, a Republican. The smaller side has 1 member.

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1 REPUBLICAN1 DEMOCRAT

Plus the sponsor, a Republican. The smaller side has 1 member.

MOMENTUM
OCT 2026 · 2 ORIGINALNOW · 2

Rep. Crane’s record: sponsored 23 bills this Congress. 4 passed the House; 0 became law.

EVERY COSPONSOR · IN THE ORDER THEY JOINED2 ACTIVE
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