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HCONRES 273 111th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress that the escalating level of violence on the United States-Mexico border is a serious threat to the national security of the United States.

Introduced: May 24, 2010 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security ArizonaBorder security and unlawful immigrationCaliforniaLatin America
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MexicoMilitary civil functionsNational Guard and reservesNew MexicoTexasViolent crime
This resolution expired with the 111th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the escalating level of violence on the United States-Mexico border is a serious threat to U.S. national security; (2) the Administration, as well as state and local authorities, should take appropriate steps to deal with such threat; (3) the Administration should deploy the National Guard to such border as has been requested by a number of border state governors and Members of Congress; and (4) troops that are deployed should be given very clear rules of engagement and should be armed and allowed to defend themselves if attacked.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 273: Expressing the sense of Congress that the escalating level of violence on the United States-Mexico border is a serious threat to the national security of the United States.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-273/
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"H. Con. Res. 273: Expressing the sense of Congress that the escalating level of violence on the United States-Mexico border is a serious threat to the national security of the United States.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-273/.
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H. Con. Res. 273, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-273/.
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[H. Con. Res. 273: Expressing the sense of Congress that the escalating level of violence on the United States-Mexico border is a serious threat to the national security of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-273/)
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