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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.

HR 9382 · In committee · last action September 16, 2026

<p>This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to link the applications of family members (parents, legal guardians, children, grandparents, grandchildren, and siblings residing within a single household) throughout the NEXUS application process (an expedited border inspections program between the United-States and Canada).</p><p>CBP must permit a family member to schedule NEXUS interviews for all linked family members and may provide linked family members the option to participate in joint interviews.&nbsp;</p><p>CBP may exempt from the interview process a child under 14 years of age who is linked to an eligible family member.&nbsp;</p>

Sponsor

Timothy Kennedy (D-NY)

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Official summary

<p>This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to link the applications of family members (parents, legal guardians, children, grandparents, grandchildren, and siblings residing within a single household) throughout the NEXUS application process (an expedited border inspections program between the United-States and Canada).</p><p>CBP must permit a family member to schedule NEXUS interviews for all linked family members and may provide linked family members the option to participate in joint interviews.&nbsp;</p><p>CBP may exempt from the interview process a child under 14 years of age who is linked to an eligible family member.&nbsp;</p>