IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 530 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department 
of Homeland Security and all its law enforcement agencies conduct 
critical operations to keep the United States safe and secure. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 13, 2021 
Mrs. MCCLAIN (for herself, Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. 
BUDD, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. GIBBS, Ms. HERRELL, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Ohio, Ms. MACE, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mrs. 
MILLER of Illinois, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. 
NORMAN, Mr. OWENS, Ms. SALAZAR, Mrs. STEEL, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. 
VALADAO, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. CAWTHORN, Mr. 
BANKS, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina, Mr. 
GOOD of Virginia, Mrs. GREENE of Georgia, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. GARCIA 
of California, Mr. PALAZZO, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. 
BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. MAST, 
Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. 
HUIZENGA, Mr. DUNN, Mr. SCALISE, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. KATKO, Mr. 
WENSTRUP, Mr. UPTON, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. GUEST, and Mr. SESSIONS) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Homeland Security 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the Department of Homeland Security and all its law 
enforcement agencies conduct critical operations to keep 
the United States safe and secure. 
Whereas the employees of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity work constantly to protect our homeland from all 
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threats and have set an example of high standards for 
every Nation around us; 
Whereas the Department of Homeland Security was created 
after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that took 
the lives of almost 3,000 Americans; 
Whereas since the creation of the Department of Homeland 
Security, there has been no major terrorist attack on 
United States soil; 
Whereas many Americans employed by these agencies risk 
their lives to protect United States citizens each day from 
threats to our Nation; 
Whereas Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and 
agents protect United States citizens from illegal immi-
gration and enforce our immigration laws within the 
United States; 
Whereas on an average day, Immigration and Customs En-
forcement seizes 4,000 pounds of narcotics, $4.93 million 
in illicit currency and assets, and manages 3.26 million 
immigration cases; 
Whereas Homeland Security Investigations agents are on the 
front lines defending our Nation and saving individuals 
from the abhorrent practice of human trafficking; 
Whereas Customs and Border Protection defends and main-
tains our borders, prevents criminals from entering our 
country illegally, and filters through contraband, such as 
illegal drugs and firearms, being transported over the 
border and into the United States; 
Whereas on an average day, Customs and Border Protection 
processes over 650,000 passengers and pedestrians, con-
ducts $216 million in duties and taxes on imports, and 
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seizes $3.6 million worth of products with intellectual 
property rights violations; 
Whereas the agencies within the Department of Homeland 
Security have found great success in safeguarding our 
Nation, and anyone who tries to say otherwise has failed 
to realize the role they play in having a safe and secure 
Nation; 
Whereas there have been numerous instances of elected offi-
cials claiming that continued funding will undermine 
trust in law enforcement, and it would be irresponsible 
for the Federal Government to continue funding this de-
partment; 
Whereas elected officials have been quoted saying the simple 
answer is to eliminate funding for Customs and Border 
Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and 
their parent organization, the Department of Homeland 
Security; and 
Whereas there has been legislation introduced in Congress to 
dismantle Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog-
nizes that— 
(1) the Department of Homeland Security has 
and will continue to provide essential protection for 
our country from threats foreign and domestic; 
(2) these agencies have turned the United 
States into one of the safest countries in the world 
today; 
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(3) defunding these essential organizations 
would be detrimental to the national security of the 
United States, and these efforts should never be en-
tertained by Congress; 
(4) rhetoric from elected officials claiming the 
Department of Homeland Security and its compo-
nents are harmful are utter falsehoods and are dam-
aging to the United States; and 
(5) any attempt to undermine the Department 
of Homeland Security by limiting its resources or 
changing its legal mandate does nothing but put 
American citizens in greater danger. 
Æ 
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