I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 29 
To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to suspend the entry of 
aliens, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2023 
Mr. ROY (for himself, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. 
BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. HIGGINS of Lou-
isiana, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. PERRY, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. 
CLINE, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. FULCHER, 
Mr. ELLZEY, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, 
Mr. HUDSON, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. BABIN, Mr. 
GOODEN of Texas, Mr. VAN DREW, and Mrs. GREENE of Georgia) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Home-
land Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a 
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to suspend 
the entry of aliens, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Border Safety and Se-
curity Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF ENTRY OF ALIENS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO SUSPEND ENTRY OF ALIENS AT 
BORDERS
OF
THE UNITED STATES.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, if the Secretary of Homeland 
Security determines, in his discretion, that the suspension 
of the entry of covered aliens at an international land or 
maritime border of the United States is necessary in order 
to achieve operational control over such border, the Sec-
retary may prohibit, in whole or in part, the entry of cov-
ered aliens at such border for such period of time as the 
Secretary determines is necessary for such purpose. 
(b) REQUIRED SUSPENSION OF ENTRY OF ALIENS.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall prohibit the entry of covered 
aliens for any period during which the Secretary cannot— 
(1) detain such covered aliens as required under 
section 235(b)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(B)); or 
(2) place such covered aliens in a program con-
sistent with section 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(2)(C)). 
(c) ENFORCEMENT
BY STATE ATTORNEYS GEN-
ERAL.—The attorney general of a State, or other author-
ized State officer, alleging a violation of a subsection (b) 
that affects such State or its residents, may bring an ac-
tion against the Secretary of Homeland Security on behalf 
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of the residents of the State in an appropriate United 
States district court to obtain appropriate injunctive relief. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) Except as otherwise provided, the terms 
have the meanings given such terms in section 101 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101). 
(2) The term ‘‘covered alien’’ means an alien 
seeking entry to the United States who is inadmis-
sible under section 212(a)(7) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(7)). 
(3) The term ‘‘operational control’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 2 of the Secure 
Fence Act of 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1701 note). 
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