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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1262 

Celebrating the centennial of the U.S. Border Patrol. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 28, 2024 

Mr. GREEN of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. GUEST, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mr. 

PFLUGER, Mr. GARBARINO, Ms. GREENE of Georgia, Mr. TONY

GONZALES of Texas, Mr. LALOTA, Mr. EZELL, Mr. D’ESPOSITO, Ms. 

LEE of Florida, Mr. LUTTRELL, Mr. STRONG, Mr. BRECHEEN, and Mr. 

CRANE) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Homeland Security 

RESOLUTION 

Celebrating the centennial of the U.S. Border Patrol. 

Whereas, on May 28, 1924, the U.S. Border Patrol was established pursuant to an Act entitled ‘‘Making appropriations for the Departments of State and Justice and for 

the Judiciary, and for the Departments of Commerce and 

Labor, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1925, and for 

other purposes’’ (chapter 204 of Public Law 68–153); 

Whereas the U.S. Border Patrol was created within the Bureau of Immigration for the purpose of enforcing the laws 

regulating immigration of aliens into the United States 

and securing the borders between ports of entry; 


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Whereas, on June 2, 1924, the first U.S. Border Patrol station opened in Detroit, Michigan; 

Whereas, on July 1, 1924, the first U.S. Border Patrol station on the southwest border opened in El Paso, Texas; 

Whereas, on February 27, 1925, Congress expanded the U.S. 

Border Patrol’s mission to include conducting coast and 

land-patrol operations in Florida and the Gulf Coast; 

Whereas, in May 1941, the U.S. Border Patrol began air patrols, marking the official start of the U.S. Border Patrol 

Air Operations; 

Whereas, on July 31, 1975, Christine Gee, Gail Durand, 

Doris H. Griffin, and Leslie A. Mullins became the first 

female Border Patrol agents when they graduated with 

the 107th session of the U.S. Border Patrol Academy; 

Whereas, on May 6, 1984, the Border Patrol Tactical Unit 

was established, which provides immediate response capability to emergent and high-risk incidents requiring specialized skills and tactics; 

Whereas, in 1986, the U.S. Border Patrol canine program 

was established, with canines trained to detect controlled 

substances and human trafficking; 

Whereas, in 1992, the U.S. Border Patrol Canine Academy 

opened in Fort Bliss, Texas; 

Whereas, on June 16, 1998, the Border Patrol Search Trauma and Rescue unit was established, serving as the only 

national law enforcement search and rescue entity with 

the capability to conduct tactical, medical, search, and 

rescue training for Federal, State, local, and international government agencies; 


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Whereas, on March 1, 2003, the U.S. Border Patrol was 

placed under the newly established Department of Homeland Security; 

Whereas, in 2006, Border Patrol agents, assisted by a U.S. 

Border Patrol canine, made the first known seizure of 

fentanyl by Federal law enforcement; 

Whereas, on August 9, 2018, Carla Provost was named the 

first female Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol; 

Whereas the U.S. Border Patrol recorded more than 57 million apprehensions since 1925; 

Whereas the U.S. Border Patrol has recorded more than 

125,000 rescues at the southwest border since 1999; and 

Whereas 155 U.S. Border Patrol agents have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty since 1919: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) commemorates the U.S. Border Patrol’s 

3 100 years of commitment and dedication to safe4 guarding the United States by securing and pro5 tecting its borders for the American people; 

6 (2) honors the service and sacrifices of the tens 

7 of thousands of men and women of the U.S. Border 

8 Patrol and their families, past and present; 

9 (3) acknowledges the courage and determina10 tion demonstrated by Border Patrol agents through 

11 overwhelming challenges and the current historic 

12 border crisis; 


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1 (4) commits its unwavering support to the 

2 wellness and wellbeing of the men and women on the 

3 front lines; and 

4 (5) recommends designation and recognition of 

5 a National U.S. Border Patrol Day. 

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