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119TH 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 seized control of our southern border. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 16, 2025 

Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself, Mr. SELF, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. WEBER of Texas, 

Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. FALLON, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. MORAN, Mr. BABIN, Mr. 

WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. GOODEN, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, 

Mr. LUTTRELL, Mr. JACKSON of Texas, Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas, 

and Mr. MCCAUL) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on the Judiciary 

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 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’’; 


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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 failed to uphold his oath and fulfill 

his constitutional duty to ‘‘faithfully execute’’ the laws of 

the land; 

Whereas, during the Biden administration there were recordbreaking apprehensions at the southern border; 

Whereas from 2021 through 2024, monthly apprehensions 

exceeded 200,000 for numerous months and continue to 

increase month over month, eclipsing all-time records for 

apprehensions at the southern border; 

Whereas from 2021 through 2024, border States spent billions of dollars annually on the provision of healthcare, 

housing, education, and other services for illegal aliens; 

Whereas those apprehended came from over 160 nations, including many individuals on the terrorist watch list and 

Special Interest Aliens; 

Whereas thousands of criminal offenses have been committed 

by illegal immigrants, including assault, homicide, illegal 

drug and contraband possession, trafficking, and sexual 

offenses; 

Whereas from 2021 through 2024, criminal offenses committed by illegal immigrants increased one hundred plus 

percent year over year; 

Whereas from 2021 through 2024, arrests of illegal immigrants convicted of sex offenses increased one thousand 

plus percent year over year according to Customs and 

Border Protection; 


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Whereas from 2021 through 2024, authorities 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 almost 100 

percent of drugs, including heroin, methamphetamine, 

fentanyl, and cocaine, are smuggled across the southern 

border; 

Whereas migrant women and children, were abused, raped, 

tortured, enslaved, and trafficked as a result of the Biden 

administration’s failure to secure our southern border; 

Whereas from 2021 through 2024, attempted crossings by, 

and apprehensions of, illegal immigrant criminals on the 

FBI’s terror watchlist increased exponentially, and even 

more illegal immigrant criminals and terrorists may have 

slipped across the border without detection as 

‘‘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 removed effective measures that reduced illegal immigration and secured the 

border, including the Migrant Protection Protocols and 

border wall construction; 

Whereas the Biden administration implemented measures 

that increased illegal immigration including reinstating 

‘‘catch and release’’ policies, weakening asylum requirements, and countless other policy decisions that encourVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:46 Jan 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR50.IH HR50

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age 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 from 2021 through 2024, State and local law enforcement entities were overwhelmed by criminal activity 

associated with illegal border crossings, putting officers 

and communities in danger while draining local resources; and 

Whereas from 2021 through 2024, the quality of life and security of communities in border States, along with every 

other State in the United States, were 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 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) declares and finds as a matter of fact any 

3 State within the United States has the sovereign 

4 right to exclude from the sovereign’s territory any 

5 person who does not have the right to be there; 

6 (2) declares and finds as a matter of fact that 

7 from 2021 through 2024, the States at our southern 

8 border, including Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and 

9 California, were invaded or were in such imminent 

10 danger from paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels, 

11 terrorists, and criminal actors as will not admit 


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1 delay as stated in article I, section 10 of the United 

2 States Constitution and those States have the sov3 ereign and unilateral authority pursuant to article I, 

4 section 10 of the United States Constitution to de5 fend themselves against the invasion or imminent 

6 danger by paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels, ter7 rorists and criminal actors; 

8 (3) declares and finds as a matter of fact that 

9 from 2021 through 2024, the United States failed to 

10 protect the aforementioned States at our southern 

11 border against invasion pursuant to article IV, sec12 tion 4 of the United States Constitution or to ‘‘en13 sure domestic tranquility’’, ‘‘provide for the common 

14 defense’’, and ‘‘execute the laws’’ of the United 

15 States; and 

16 (4) declares and finds as a matter of fact the 

17 Biden administration failed to faithfully execute the 

18 laws of the United States and to defend and protect 

19 the aforementioned States on the southern border 

20 against invasion or imminent danger. 

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