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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding actions the President should take to secure the borders of the United States.

Introduced: July 28, 2014 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Sep 2, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jul 28, 2014
Introduced in House
Jul 28, 2014
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should:

  • declare an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program;
  • use the exceptional circumstances exception under the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to keep apprehended illegal immigrants in Department of Homeland Security (DHS) custody in the border region, and create an accelerated process for their home country return; and
  • deploy the National Guard to help secure the border.
What's happening now September 2, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
Palazzo, Steven
· Jul 29, 2014
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jul 29, 2014
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jul 29, 2014
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · Jul 29, 2014
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 692: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding actions the President should take to secure the borders of the United States.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-692/
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"H. Res. 692: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding actions the President should take to secure the borders of the United States.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-692/.
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H. Res. 692, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-692/.
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