[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 50 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 20, 2023

Mr. Arrington (for himself, Mr. Babin, Mr. Banks, Mr. Gooden of Texas, 
    Mr. Burgess, Mr. Murphy, and Mr. Weber of Texas) submitted the 
   following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
      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.

Whereas the Preamble to the United States Constitution outlines the chief 
        responsibility of the Federal Government is to ``insure domestic 
        tranquility'' and ``provide for the common defense'';
Whereas article IV, section 4 of the United States Constitution clearly states 
        ``The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a 
        Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against 
        Invasion'';
Whereas President Biden has continuously failed to uphold his oath and fulfill 
        his constitutional duty to ``faithfully execute'' the laws of the land;
Whereas, since President Biden took office, we have seen recordbreaking 
        apprehensions at the southern border;
Whereas monthly apprehensions have exceeded 200,000 for numerous months and 
        continue to increase month over month, eclipsing all-time records for 
        apprehensions at the southern border;
Whereas border States spend hundreds of millions of dollars annually on the 
        provision of healthcare, housing, education, and other services for 
        illegal aliens;
Whereas those being apprehended have come from over 160 nations, including many 
        individuals on the terrorist watch list;
Whereas thousands of criminal offenses have been committed by illegal 
        immigrants, including assault, homicide, illegal drug and contraband 
        possession, trafficking, and sexual offenses;
Whereas criminal offenses committed by illegal immigrants have increased one 
        hundred plus percent year over year;
Whereas arrests of illegal immigrants convicted of sex offenses has increased 
        one thousand plus percent year over year according to Customs and Border 
        Protection;
Whereas authorities have seized thousands of pounds of fentanyl--enough to kill 
        every American multiple times over;
Whereas the United States has a drug epidemic whereby tens of thousands of 
        Americans die every year and a little less than 100 percent of drugs, 
        including heroin, methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine, are smuggled 
        across the southern border;
Whereas migrant women and children, who represent an increasing number of 
        crossings and face a high risk of sexual assault and trafficking, are 
        abused, raped, tortured, enslaved and trafficked as a result of the 
        Biden administration's failure to secure our southern Border;
Whereas attempted crossings by, and apprehensions of, illegal immigrant 
        criminals on the FBI's terror watchlist have increased exponentially 
        year over year, and even more illegal immigrant criminals and terrorists 
        may have slipped across the border without detection--the ``gotaways'';
Whereas cartels act as paramilitary, narco-terrorist organizations that profit 
        from trafficking people and drugs across the southern border into the 
        United States;
Whereas Customs and Border Protection agents have confirmed that cartels 
        facilitate and profit from virtually every illegal border crossing;
Whereas the Biden administration has repeatedly removed effective measures that 
        have reduced illegal immigration and secured the border, including 
        Migrant Protection Protocols policy, remain in Mexico, a halt on border 
        wall construction, a reinstatement of ``catch and release'', a weakening 
        of asylum requirements, and countless other policy decisions that 
        encourage a disregard for our laws and sovereignty and embolden cartels;
Whereas States along our southern border--Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and 
        California--are forced to spend billions of their own taxpayer dollars 
        to address and combat the devastation resulting from an unsecured 
        southern border;
Whereas State and local law enforcement entities are overwhelmed by dangerous 
        criminal activities associated with illegal border crossings, putting 
        officers and their communities in danger while draining local resources; 
        and
Whereas the quality of life and security of communities in border States, along 
        with every other State in the U.S., are being threatened, including 
        ranchers suffering from stolen and damaged property, healthcare 
        providers with strained capacity, and educators struggling to absorb the 
        high volume of migrant children in classrooms: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) declares and finds as a matter of fact any State within 
        the United States has the sovereign right to exclude from the 
        sovereign's territory any person who does not have the right to 
        be there;
            (2) declares and finds as a matter of fact the States at 
        our southern border, including Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and 
        California, are being invaded or are in such imminent danger 
        from paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels, terrorists and 
        criminal actors as will not admit delay as stated in article I, 
        section 10 of the United States Constitution and those States 
        have the sovereign and unilateral authority pursuant to article 
        I, section 10 of the United States Constitution to defend 
        themselves against the invasion or imminent danger by 
        paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels, terrorists and criminal 
        actors;
            (3) declares and finds as a matter of fact the United 
        States has failed to protect the aforementioned States at our 
        southern border against invasion pursuant to article IV, 
        section 4 of the United States Constitution or to ``ensure 
        domestic tranquility'', ``provide for the common defense'', and 
        ``execute the laws'' of the United States; and
            (4) declares and finds as a matter of fact the Biden 
        administration has failed to faithfully execute the laws of the 
        United States and to defend and protect the aforementioned 
        States on the southern border against invasion or imminent 
        danger.
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