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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 50 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.

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                    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

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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 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 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;
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 
        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 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
    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 that from 2021 
        through 2024, the States at our southern border, including 
        Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, were invaded or 
        were 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 that from 2021 
        through 2024, the United States 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 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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