Elise will continue to fight for funding for northern border infrastructure and staffing to boost U.S.-Canadian commerce while ensuring our border security.
Continue to fight for funding for northern border infrastructure and staffing to improve border security and U.S.-Canadian commerce.
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Evidence
This funding will also improve access to clean, reliable drinking water and enhance Northern Border security and maritime safety on Lake Champlain.
Date | All Actions 06/10/2025 | Introduced in House 06/10/2025 | Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. Tracker: Tip | This bill has the status Introduced
Stefanik said she secured funding priorities for the North Country in the FY27 NDAA and voted to advance the bill out of committee on June 5, 2026.
Her border-security issue page says the district spans hundreds of miles of the Canadian border and that she continues to deliver resources and funds to support CBP and Border Patrol across the Northern Border.
Assessments
Stefanik did secure some federal funding in office that the office said would improve northern border security, so the infrastructure/security portion received concrete progress. But the staffing component remains only introduced or still being pursued, and the claim covers both funding for infrastructure and staffing to improve security and commerce, so the overall promise was not fully delivered.
Stefanik has concrete same-term action tied to the promise: her office says FY2026 funding she secured included $500,000 for a Clinton County maritime patrol vessel to enhance Northern Border security and Lake Champlain safety, plus other North Country infrastructure funding. She also was an original cosponsor of H.R.3891, the Northern Border Security and Staffing Reform Act, aimed at northern border staffing/security analysis. But the staffing bill remains only introduced and referred to House Homeland Security, and the record does not show broader staffing funding or comprehensive northern border infrastructure/staffing delivery. This supports partial delivery with clear effort, not full fulfillment.