Legislation· Dec 2024Sponsored by Mario Diaz-Balart (R)
Secure the Border Act of 2023
Would require building 900 miles of border wall, tighten rules, and mandate employer verification of work eligibility.
Tradeoff
Would have spent billions on border infrastructure, staffing, and technology. Also would have restricted eligibility and imposed new criminal penalties for visa overstays.
What's in it
The House passed this 219-213 on May 11, 2023. A failed 211-221 the same day. The bill expired with the 118th Congress without a Senate vote.
House
Introduced
(May 2, 2023)
House
Committee on the Judiciary(May 2, 2023)
The bill went to more than one committee at the same time.
House
On
Failed(Roll #208 · May 11, 2023)
211 yeanay 221House
Passage of the bill
Passed(Roll #209 · May 11, 2023)
219 yeanay 213Senate
Received from the House
Received(May 15, 2023)
- Tom McClintock (R-CA)
- Mark E. Green (R-TN)
- Jim Jordan (R-OH)
- Clay Higgins (R-LA)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- John R. Carter (R-TX)
- Ken Calvert (R-CA)
- Nathaniel Moran (R-TX)
- Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
- Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY)
- Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX)
- Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK)
- Mary E. Miller (R-IL)
- Mike Johnson (R-LA)
- Randy K., Sr. Weber (R-TX)
- A. Drew, IV Ferguson (R-GA)
- Pete Sessions (R-TX)
- Chuck Edwards (R-NC)
- Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT)
- Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
- Jake Ellzey (R-TX)
Passage votes· May 11, 2023· 118th Congress · 2023–2025