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118th Congress · House bill · Last action Dec 17, 2024
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H.R. 2Passed HouseImmigration

Secure the Border Act of 2023

Sponsor: Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario (R-FL)21 cosponsorsIntroduced May 2, 2023
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In plain English

Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) sponsored this bill to require the Department of Homeland Security to resume and complete construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, including at least 900 miles of barriers with related infrastructure and technology, while waiving legal requirements to expedite construction. The bill also imposes limits on asylum eligibility, requires employers to use an electronic system to verify employment eligibility of new workers, mandates a five-year border technology investment plan, establishes documentation standards for border security technology acquisitions over $100 million, and requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to equip officers with two-way communication devices and upgrade license plate readers at ports of entry. The bill addresses child safety and welfare and establishes supplemental authority and reporting requirements for the border commissioner. The House passed the bill on May 11, 2023, with support from 21 Republican cosponsors and no Democratic cosponsors.

What’s in the bill (4 sections)
  • Sec. 5. Supplemental commissioner authority
  • Sec. 6. Reporting
  • Sec. 7. Definitions
  • Sec. 2. 101 of
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Introduced
May 2
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House committee
Dec 17
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House floor
May 11
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What happens next: Cleared the House. Now goes to the Senate for consideration.

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Recorded May 11, 2023
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Activity timeline

Dec 17
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Dec 17
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
May 16
May 16, 2023
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 71.
May 15
May 15, 2023
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
May 11
May 11, 2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 11
May 11, 2023
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 213 (Roll no. 209). (text: 5/10/2023 CR H2195-2216)
May 11
May 11, 2023
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 213 (Roll no. 209). (text: 5/10/2023 CR H2195-2216)
May 11
May 11, 2023
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 221 (Roll no. 208).
May 11
May 11, 2023
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2293-2294)
May 11
May 11, 2023
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on the motion to recommit the bill and by voice vote announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Garcia (TX) demanded the yeas and nays, and the Chair postoned further proceedings until a time to be announced.
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Full action log

All 28 recorded actions since introduction · Source: Congress.gov
2024
Dec 17
HOUSEReferred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Dec 17
HOUSEReferred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
2023
May 16
SENATERead the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 71.
May 15
SENATEReceived in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
May 11
HOUSEMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 11
HOUSEOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 213 (Roll no. 209). (text: 5/10/2023 CR H2195-2216)
May 11
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 213 (Roll no. 209). (text: 5/10/2023 CR H2195-2216)
May 11
HOUSEOn motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 221 (Roll no. 208).
May 11
HOUSEConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2293-2294)
May 11
HOUSEPOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on the motion to recommit the bill and by voice vote announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Garcia (TX) demanded the yeas and nays, and the Chair postoned further proceedings until a time to be announced.
May 11
HOUSEThe previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
May 11
HOUSEMs. Garcia (TX) moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H2281)
May 11
HOUSEThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
May 11
HOUSEDEBATE - The House resumed with further debate on H.R. 2.
May 11
HOUSEConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2258-2281)
May 11
HOUSEPursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the Chair announced that consideration of H.R. 2 would now resume.
May 10
HOUSEPOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the Chair announced further proceedings on H. R. 2 would be postponed.
May 10
HOUSEDEBATE - The House proceeded with five hours of debate on H.R. 2.
May 10
HOUSERule provides for consideration of H.R. 2 and H.R. 1163. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2 under a closed rule with five hours of general debate, and the resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1163 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit on each measure.
May 10
HOUSEConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 383. (consideration: CR H2195-2236)
May 10
HOUSERules Committee Resolution H. Res. 383 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2 and H.R. 1163. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2 under a closed rule with five hours of general debate, and the resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1163 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit on each measure.
May 2
HOUSEReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, 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 committee concerned.
May 2
HOUSEReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, 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 committee concerned.
May 2
HOUSEReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, 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 committee concerned.
May 2
HOUSEReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, 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 committee concerned.
May 2
HOUSEReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, 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 committee concerned.
May 2
Introduced in House
May 2
Introduced in House

All 21 cosponsors

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Republicans (21)

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