Introduced
H. RES. 50
Introduced in House · January 17, 2025January 16, 2025
Mr. Arrington (for himself, Mr. Self, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Weber of Texas, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Moran, Mr. Babin, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Gooden, Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. Luttrell, Mr. Jackson of Texas, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, and Mr. McCaul) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
RESOLUTION
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 seized control of our southern border.
- (1) declares and finds as a matter of fact any State within the United States has the sovereign right to exclude from the sovereign’s territory any person who does not have the right to be there;
- (2) declares and finds as a matter of fact that from 2021 through 2024, the States at our southern border, including Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, were invaded or were in such imminent danger from paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels, terrorists, and criminal actors as will not admit delay as stated in article I, section 10 of the United States Constitution and those States have the sovereign and unilateral authority pursuant to article I, section 10 of the United States Constitution to defend themselves against the invasion or imminent danger by paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels, terrorists and criminal actors;
- (3) declares and finds as a matter of fact that from 2021 through 2024, the United States failed to protect the aforementioned States at our southern border against invasion pursuant to article IV, section 4 of the United States Constitution or to “ensure domestic tranquility”, “provide for the common defense”, and “execute the laws” of the United States; and
- (4) declares and finds as a matter of fact the Biden administration failed to faithfully execute the laws of the United States and to defend and protect the aforementioned States on the southern border against invasion or imminent danger.