Recognizing that article I, section 10 of the United States Constitution explicitly reserves to the States the sovereign power to repel an invasion and defend their citizenry from the overwhelming and "imminent danger" posed by paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels, terrorists and criminal actors who have seized control of our southern border.
Latest action · Jan 20, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 20, 2023
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution declares that every state within the United States has the sovereign right to exclude any person who does not have the right to be there. It also declares that the states along the southern border (1) are being invaded by terrorists, narco-terrorist cartels, and criminal actors; and (2) have the sovereign and unilateral authority to defend themselves against such an invasion.
Cosponsors 63
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 20, 2023 to Apr 20, 2024, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Jan 20, 2023 |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Original | Jan 20, 2023 |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Original | Jan 20, 2023 |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Original | Jan 20, 2023 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Jan 20, 2023 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Jan 20, 2023 |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Apr 17, 2023 | |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Apr 17, 2023 | |
| R-NC | Dan Bishop | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Kat Cammack | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Pat Fallon | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jun 12, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Jake Ellzey | Jun 12, 2023 |
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- Jan 20, 2023Introduced in House
- Jan 20, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
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- Jan 20, 2023Introduced in House
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