HRES 50
118th Congress
House
Immigration
Arizona
Border security and unlawful immigration
California
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Militias and paramilitary groups
New Mexico
Smuggling and trafficking
Texas
Violent crime
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…
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Jan 20, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 20, 2023
Introduced in House
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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) are being invaded by terrorists, narco-terrorist cartels, and criminal actors; and (2) have the sovereign and unilateral authority to defend themselves against such an invasion.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
63
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Mace, Nancy
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Massie, Thomas
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Spartz, Victoria
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Crenshaw, Dan
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Gonzales, Tony
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Luttrell, Morgan
Granger, Kay
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Timmons, William R.
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Hunt, Wesley
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Burchett, Tim
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Stefanik, Elise M.
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Luna, Anna Paulina
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Brecheen, Josh
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Edwards, Chuck
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Hern, Kevin
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Hinson, Ashley
Good, Bob
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Crane, Elijah
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Collins, Mike
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Estes, Ron
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Ogles, Andrew
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Moran, Nathaniel
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Carter, John R.
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Rogers, Mike D.
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McCaul, Michael T.
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Norman, Ralph
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Cloud, Michael
Mooney, Alexander
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Sessions, Pete
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Van Duyne, Beth
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De La Cruz, Monica
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Miller, Mary E.
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
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Baird, James R.
Lesko, Debbie
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Nehls, Troy E.
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Gosar, Paul A.
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Higgins, Clay
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Pfluger, August
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Steube, W. Gregory
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Biggs, Andy
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Franklin, Scott
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Roy, Chip
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Grothman, Glenn
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Williams, Roger
Duncan, Jeff
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Ellzey, Jake
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Jackson, Ronny
Lamborn, Doug
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Self, Keith
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U.S. Congress. (2026). 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 have seized control of our southern border.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-50/
"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 have seized control of our southern border.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-50/.
H. Res. 50, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-50/.
[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 have seized control of our southern border.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-50/)