Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
The IBEM Act of 2025 streamlines the federal permitting process for building new international bridges and land ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada borders. The bill expands the current International Bridge Act of 1972 to explicitly include ports of entry (not just bridges) and removes previous time-limited provisions that were set to expire at the end of 2024. A key change requires the federal government to make permitting decisions based solely on the merits of each application, and it prevents federal officials from compiling or considering environmental review documents when evaluating presidential permits for these border infrastructure projects. The legislation is intended to speed up the approval process for new cross-border transportation infrastructure by reducing regulatory requirements and documentation requirements.
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