IV 
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 Lou-
isiana, 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 es-
tablished pursuant to an Act entitled ‘‘Making appropria-
tions 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 Bu-
reau 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 sta-
tion opened in Detroit, Michigan; 
Whereas, on July 1, 1924, the first U.S. Border Patrol sta-
tion 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 pa-
trols, 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 capa-
bility to emergent and high-risk incidents requiring spe-
cialized 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 Trau-
ma 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 inter-
national government agencies; 
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Whereas, on March 1, 2003, the U.S. Border Patrol was 
placed under the newly established Department of Home-
land 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 mil-
lion 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 ulti-
mate sacrifice in the line of duty since 1919: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commemorates the U.S. Border Patrol’s 
100 years of commitment and dedication to safe-
guarding the United States by securing and pro-
tecting its borders for the American people; 
(2) honors the service and sacrifices of the tens 
of thousands of men and women of the U.S. Border 
Patrol and their families, past and present; 
(3) acknowledges the courage and determina-
tion demonstrated by Border Patrol agents through 
overwhelming challenges and the current historic 
border crisis; 
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(4) commits its unwavering support to the 
wellness and wellbeing of the men and women on the 
front lines; and 
(5) recommends designation and recognition of 
a National U.S. Border Patrol Day. 
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