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 seized control of our southern border.
Latest action · Jan 16, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedJan 16, 2025
- 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) were invaded by terrorists, narco-terrorist cartels, and criminal actors from 2021 through 2024; and (2) have the sovereign and unilateral authority to defend themselves against such an invasion.
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 16, 2025 to Sep 15, 2026, with 16 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| R-TX | Jake Ellzey | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| R-TX | Keith Self | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| R-TX | Monica De La Cruz | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| R-TX | Morgan Luttrell | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| R-TX | Nathaniel Moran | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| R-TX | Pat Fallon | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| R-TX | Tony Gonzales | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jan 16, 2025Submitted in House
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2025Introduced in House
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