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 16, 2025
Submitted in House
Jan 16, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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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) were invaded by terrorists, narco-terrorist cartels, and criminal actors from 2021 through 2024; 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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Cosponsors
39
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Mann, Tracey
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Massie, Thomas
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Edwards, Chuck
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Murphy, Gregory F.
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Rouzer, David
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Steube, W. Gregory
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Collins, Mike
R
Harshbarger, Diana
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
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Cammack, Kat
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Donalds, Byron
R
Ogles, Andrew
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Timmons, William R.
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Moore, Barry
R
Gill, Brandon
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Cloud, Michael
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Goldman, Craig A.
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Pfluger, August
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Hunt, Wesley
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Roy, Chip
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Sessions, Pete
R
Burchett, Tim
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Carter, John R.
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Babin, Brian
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Crenshaw, Dan
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De La Cruz, Monica
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Ellzey, Jake
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Fallon, Pat
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Gonzales, Tony
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Gooden, Lance
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Jackson, Ronny
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Luttrell, Morgan
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McCaul, Michael T.
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Moran, Nathaniel
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Nehls, Troy E.
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Self, Keith
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Van Duyne, Beth
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
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Williams, Roger
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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 seized control of our southern border.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-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 seized control of our southern border.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-50/.
H. Res. 50, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-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 seized control of our southern border.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-50/)