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.
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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/
"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/.
H. Con. Res. 273, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-273/.
[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/)