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Secure the Border Act of 2023

Introduced: September 14, 2023 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 11, 2024
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Sep 14, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Sep 14, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Secure the Border Act of 2023 

This bill addresses issues regarding immigration and border security, including by imposing limits to asylum eligibility.

For example, the bill

  • requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to resume activities to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border;
  • provides statutory authorization for Operation Stonegarden, which provides grants to law enforcement agencies for certain border security operations;
  • prohibits DHS from processing the entry of non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) arriving between ports of entry;
  • limits asylum eligibility to non-U.S. nationals who arrive in the United States at a port of entry;
  • authorizes the removal of a non-U.S. national to a country other than that individual's country of nationality or last lawful habitual residence, whereas currently this type of removal may only be to a country that has an agreement with the United States for such removal;
  • expands the types of crimes that may make an individual ineligible for asylum, such as a conviction for driving while intoxicated causing another person's serious bodily injury or death;
  • authorizes DHS to suspend the introduction of certain non-U.S. nationals at an international border if DHS determines that the suspension is necessary to achieve operational control of that border;
  • prohibits states from imposing licensing requirements on immigration detention facilities used to detain minors;
  • authorizes immigration officers to permit an unaccompanied alien child to withdraw their application for admission into the United States even if the child is unable to make an independent decision to withdraw the application;
  • imposes additional penalties for overstaying a visa; and
  • requires DHS to create an electronic employment eligibility confirmation system modeled after the E-Verify system and requires all employers to use the system.
What's happening now January 11, 2024

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 6477 Related bill To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the process for inspection of applicants for admission.
  • S 1857 Related bill ANTI-Drugs Act
  • HR 2 Identical bill Secure the Border Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 7

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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 Cosponsors 30
All 30 Republican 30
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Dec 14, 2023
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Ricketts, Pete
Nebraska · Oct 24, 2023
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Sep 29, 2023
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Sep 21, 2023
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Sep 20, 2023
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Sep 18, 2023
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Sep 14, 2023
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 14, 2023
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Britt, Katie Boyd
Alabama · Sep 14, 2023
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Sep 14, 2023
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Sep 14, 2023
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Sep 14, 2023
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Sep 14, 2023
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Sep 14, 2023
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Sep 14, 2023
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Sep 14, 2023
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Hagerty, Bill
Tennessee · Sep 14, 2023
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Sep 14, 2023
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Sep 14, 2023
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Sep 14, 2023
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Sep 14, 2023
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Sep 14, 2023
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Sep 14, 2023
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Sep 14, 2023
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Schmitt, Eric
Missouri · Sep 14, 2023
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Sep 14, 2023
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Sep 14, 2023
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Sep 14, 2023
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Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Sep 14, 2023
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Sep 14, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2824: Secure the Border Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2824/
MLA
"S. 2824: Secure the Border Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2824/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 2824, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2824/.
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[S. 2824: Secure the Border Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2824/)
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