119th Congress
H.Res. 50
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.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Agreed to
- Sponsor
- Jodey C. Arrington(R-TX)
- Introduced
- Jan 16, 2025
- Policy area
- Immigration
- Committees
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (41)
Original cosponsors (16)
- Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
- Jake Ellzey (R-TX)
- Keith Self (R-TX)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX)
- Michael T. McCaul (R-TX)
- Monica De La Cruz (R-TX)
- Morgan Luttrell (R-TX)
- Nathaniel Moran (R-TX)
- Pat Fallon (R-TX)
- Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX)
- Roger Williams (R-TX)
- Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
- Troy E. Nehls (R-TX)
- G000594
Added later (25)
- John R. Carter (R-TX) · Jan 22, 2025
- Tim Burchett (R-TN) · Jan 22, 2025
- Chip Roy (R-TX) · Apr 13, 2026
- Pete Sessions (R-TX) · Apr 13, 2026
- Wesley Hunt (R-TX) · Apr 13, 2026
- August Pfluger (R-TX) · Apr 15, 2026
- Craig A. Goldman (R-TX) · Apr 15, 2026
- Michael Cloud (R-TX) · Apr 16, 2026
- Brandon Gill (R-TX) · Apr 20, 2026
- Barry Moore (R-AL) · May 7, 2026
- Andrew Ogles (R-TN) · May 19, 2026
- Byron Donalds (R-FL) · May 19, 2026
- Kat Cammack (R-FL) · May 19, 2026
- William R. Timmons IV (R-SC) · May 19, 2026
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) · May 20, 2026
- Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) · May 21, 2026
- Mike Collins (R-GA) · May 26, 2026
- W. Gregory Steube (R-FL) · Jun 2, 2026
- Chuck Edwards (R-NC) · Jun 3, 2026
- David Rouzer (R-NC) · Jun 3, 2026
- Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC) · Jun 3, 2026
- Thomas Massie (R-KY) · Jun 4, 2026
- Tracey Mann (R-KS) · Jun 22, 2026
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI) · Jul 14, 2026
- John W. Rose (R-TN) · Sep 15, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 16, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - Jan 16, 2025
Submitted in House