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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 253 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 253

    Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Vice 
President Kamala Harris should be removed from her position as the head 
 of the Biden administration's strategy to address the root causes of 
                               migration.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 24, 2023

   Mr. Jackson of Texas (for himself, Mr. Babin, Mr. Mike Garcia of 
California, Mr. Meuser, and Mr. Weber of Texas) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 
in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Ways and Means, and 
  Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION

 
    Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Vice 
President Kamala Harris should be removed from her position as the head 
 of the Biden administration's strategy to address the root causes of 
                               migration.

Whereas, on March 24, 2021, Vice President Kamala Harris was named ``Border 
        Czar'' in charge of leading efforts to stem migration across the United 
        States-Mexico border;
Whereas Vice President Harris has visited the southern border once since 
        President Biden appointed her to lead efforts to stem migration across 
        the United States-Mexico border;
Whereas border security is national security and the ongoing influx of migrants 
        poses a significant threat to the public health and safety of our 
        communities;
Whereas, under the Biden administration, a historic number of illegal 
        immigrants, violent criminals, and deadly drugs have flooded into our 
        communities through the southern border;
Whereas over 4,500,000 migrants have illegally crossed our southern border since 
        January 2021;
Whereas U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized over 14,700 pounds of illicit 
        fentanyl in fiscal year 2022, enough to kill over 3,000,000,000 people;
Whereas, in the first 5 months of fiscal year 2023, 69 people whose names appear 
        on the terrorist watchlist were encountered at the southern border, 
        totaling more than fiscal years 2017 through 2021 combined;
Whereas the Biden administration has allowed for mass migration to the United 
        States by allowing politics to cloud its judgment when assessing 
        policies;
Whereas our southern border is less safe now than it ever has been; and
Whereas U.S. Customs and Border Protection is overwhelmed and lacks resources 
        needed due to Vice President Harris's refusal to address the issues: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives urges the Biden 
administration to--
            (1) remove Vice President Kamala Harris as the head of any 
        executive branch task force or strategy relating to 
        immigration;
            (2) appoint an experienced and competent leader to replace 
        Vice President Kamala Harris as the head of the Biden 
        administration's strategy to address the root causes of 
        migration;
            (3) recognize that border security is national security;
            (4) immediately provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
        with the adequate support and resources to do their job 
        effectively and adequately;
            (5) immediately reinistate the Migrant Protection 
        Protocols;
            (6) take action to protect American communities from 
        fentanyl; and
            (7) stop allowing politics in Washington to cloud their 
        judgment regarding policies implemented at the southern border.
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