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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 have seized control of our southern border.


Jodey Arrington

Quick Facts

Bill Sponsor: Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX-19)

Congress: 118th

Date Introduced: January 20, 2023

Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (January 20, 2023)

Bill Summary

This resolution declares that every state within the United States has the sovereign right to exclude any person who does not have the right to be there. It also declares that the states along the southern border (1) are being invaded by terrorists, narco-terrorist cartels, and criminal actors; and (2) have the sovereign and unilateral authority to defend themselves against such an invasion.