[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1306 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1306

  Recognizing the dedication and honorable service of members of the 
 National Guard who are serving or have served in Operation Jump Start.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 2008

 Mr. Bilbray (for himself, Mr. Campbell of California, Mrs. Blackburn, 
  Mr. Alexander, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
   California, Mr. Roskam, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Coble, Ms. Ginny 
 Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Shuler, and 
  Mr. Barton of Texas) submitted the following resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Recognizing the dedication and honorable service of members of the 
 National Guard who are serving or have served in Operation Jump Start.

Whereas, on May 15, 2006, President George W. Bush assigned the National Guard 
        the mission to assist Customs and Border Protection along the southwest 
        border;
Whereas, beginning with 6,000 guardsmen and women and after 1 year drawing down 
        to 3,000 citizen soldiers, Operation Jump Start has included 27,320 
        National Guard members from every State, territory, and the District of 
        Columbia;
Whereas Operation Jump Start has provided significant assistance to Customs and 
        Border Protection by supplementing and supporting Customs and Border 
        Protection's current efforts to secure our borders while Customs and 
        Border Patrol hired and trained additional agents;
Whereas the National Guard also continues to build and install border security 
        infrastructure, provide surveillance and intelligence analysis, and 
        provide aviation, logistical, and administrative support;
Whereas the National Guard has assisted in the apprehension of over 176,346 
        illegal aliens, the seizure of over 1,116 vehicles used to transport 
        drugs and/or illegal aliens, and the confiscation of over 316,262 pounds 
        of marijuana and over 5,224 pounds of cocaine;
Whereas border security infrastructure improvements by the National Guard 
        include over 95 miles of vehicle barriers, 38 miles of new fence, and 
        improvements to over 717 miles of roads used to monitor remote border 
        areas; and
Whereas the National Guard has also assisted in the rescue of over 100 illegal 
        aliens: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) unconditionally supports the members of the National 
        Guard and their families;
            (2) recognizes the tremendous sacrifices made by members of 
        the National Guard and their families on behalf of the United 
        States;
            (3) recognizes Guardsmen and women have served as bright 
        examples of leadership, courage, and service before self, with 
        their service to the United States; and
            (4) recognizes the work the National Guard has put forth to 
        secure our southwest border.
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