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H.Res. 50In committee

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.

Introduced: Jan 16, 2025

Latest action date: Jan 16, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Congress
119th Congress
Introduced
Jan 16, 2025
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Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.

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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) were invaded by terrorists, narco-terrorist cartels, and criminal actors from 2021 through 2024; and (2) have the sovereign and unilateral authority to defend themselves against such an invasion.

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  1. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  2. Submitted in House

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