IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 676 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the migrant surge 
in Del Rio, Texas, must be met by the Federal Government’s obligation 
to fully enforce our immigration laws. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 
Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas (for himself, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. GARBARINO, 
Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. GOHMERT, Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma, Mr. BANKS, Mr. 
CRENSHAW, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. UPTON, Mr. WILLIAMS 
of Texas, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. CALVERT, 
Ms. HERRELL, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. KATKO, Mrs. MILLER- 
MEEKS, Mr. MANN, Mr. BABIN, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. 
FEENSTRA, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, 
Mr. BURGESS, Mr. MEIJER, Mr. JOYCE
of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
WALORSKI, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. MAST, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. CARTER of 
Georgia, Mr. STEWART, Mr. HARRIS, and Mr. CAWTHORN) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judici-
ary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Energy 
and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the migrant surge in Del Rio, Texas, must be met by 
the Federal Government’s obligation to fully enforce our 
immigration laws. 
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Whereas the ongoing influx of migrants in Del Rio, Texas, 
poses a significant threat to the public health and safety 
of local communities; 
Whereas the migrant surge at the Del Rio International 
Bridge has evolved rapidly and unsustainably from 4,000 
migrants on September 15 to nearly 16,000 on Sep-
tember 18; 
Whereas Del Rio, Texas, a city of 35,000 residents, lacks the 
resources, infrastructure, and manpower to manage a mi-
grant population of this size and scope; 
Whereas the local health care infrastructure in Del Rio has 
been severely overwhelmed by the resulting uptick in pa-
tients; 
Whereas the above-mentioned events are occurring in tandem 
with the spread of COVID–19 variants across the United 
States; 
Whereas the spread of a communicable disease would be cata-
strophic for Val Verde County and the State of Texas at 
large; 
Whereas the sheer number of illegal border crossings has 
shifted the operational focus of border patrol agents from 
enforcement to processing, thereby creating national se-
curity vulnerabilities; 
Whereas these added processing duties have led to the closure 
of critical border checkpoints that serve as our second 
line of defense against illegal individuals and contraband; 
Whereas it is the Federal Government’s responsibility to pro-
tect our homeland from the consequences of illegal immi-
gration; 
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Whereas the Biden Administration’s rhetoric has enticed 
more than 1,300,000 migrants to illegally cross our 
southern border this year; 
Whereas the Biden Administration has pursued the cancella-
tion of previous immigration policies that were shown to 
be effective at stemming the tide of mass migration to 
the United States; and 
Whereas the Federal Government must fulfill its obligation to 
enforce our immigration laws: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives urges 
the Biden Administration to— 
(1) expeditiously restore the ‘‘Remain in Mex-
ico’’, officially known as the Migrant Protection Pro-
tocols announced in the Department of Homeland 
Security memorandum entitled, ‘‘Policy Guidance for 
Implementation of the Migrant Protection Proto-
cols’’, dated January 25, 2019; 
(2) comply with the rapid expulsion of migrants 
under a prohibition issued pursuant to section 362 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 265 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Title 42 Public Health 
Order’’)); 
(3) commit additional U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement personnel and resources to the south-
ern border; and 
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(4) support Governor Greg Abbott’s September 
20th request for a statewide emergency disaster dec-
laration. 
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