Expressing the sense of Congress regarding United States immigration and border security laws.
Latest action · Sep 24, 2007 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedSep 24, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Congress should verify that current immigration and border security laws are enforced; (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security should ensure the expedited construction of the border fence; (3) a report required by the Secretary concerning progress made toward achieving and maintaining operational control over the international border should include recommendations to enhance U.S. national security on the northern border and emphasize the Administration's commitment to protecting both the southern and northern borders; (4) Congress should fully fund the 18,000 Border Patrol agents currently authorized; and (5) there should be an expansion of the program under which state and local law enforcement authorities investigate, detain, and arrest aliens who have violated U.S. law.
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 27, 2007 to Jan 28, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Dave Weldon | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| R-CA | John Campbell | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| R-GA | John Linder | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| R-NV | Jon C. Porter | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| R-OK | Mary Fallin | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Tom Feeney | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Oct 2, 2007 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Oct 2, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Oct 2, 2007 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Oct 2, 2007 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Oct 2, 2007 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Oct 9, 2007 | |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | Oct 9, 2007 | |
| R-CO | Thomas G. Tancredo | Oct 9, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Oct 10, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Eric Cantor | Oct 10, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Oct 10, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Oct 10, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Oct 10, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Oct 10, 2007 | |
| R-TN | David Davis | Oct 18, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Oct 18, 2007 | |
| R-CA | John T. Doolittle | Oct 18, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Oct 18, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Nov 5, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Gary G. Miller | Jan 28, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Sep 24, 2007 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 24, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2007Introduced in House
- Sep 24, 2007Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-9 | IRS AND THE TAX GAP127 pages | Budget Committee | Feb 16, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of Congress regarding United States immigration and border security laws.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Arrest
- Border patrols
- Boundaries
- Canada
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal aliens
- Criminal investigation
- Department of Homeland Security
- Detention of persons
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Illegal aliens
- Immigration
- International Affairs
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Recruiting of employees
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
