HR 2 · 118th Congress · Immigration

Secure the Border Act of 2023

Introduced 2023-05-02· Sponsored by Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
Committee
House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.(2024-12-17)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2023-05-11
Roll #209
Yea 219Nay 213
Democrats
0 Yea·211 Nay
Republicans
219 Yea·2 Nay
PassedHouse · 2023-05-11
Roll #209
Yea 219Nay 213
Democrats
0 Yea·211 Nay
Republicans
219 Yea·2 Nay
FailedHouse · 2023-05-11
Roll #208
Yea 211Nay 221
Democrats
211 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
0 Yea·221 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Secure the Border Act of 2023 This bill addresses issues regarding immigration and border security, including by imposing limits to asylum eligibility. For example, the bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to resume activities to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border; provides statutory authorization for Operation Stonegarden, which provides grants to law enforcement agencies for certain border security operations; prohibits DHS from processing the entry of non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) arriving between ports of entry; limits asylum eligibility to non-U.S. nationals who arrive in the United States at a port of entry; authorizes the removal of a non-U.S. national to a country other than that individual's country of nationality or last lawful habitual residence, whereas currently this type of removal may only be to a country that has an agreement with the United States for such removal; expands the types of crimes that may make an individual ineligible for asylum, such as a conviction for driving while intoxicated causing another person's serious bodily injury or death; authorizes DHS to suspend the introduction of certain non-U.S. national…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act of 2023

May 9, 2023

As posted by the House Committee on Rules on May 5, 2023 at https://rules.house.gov/bill/118/hr-2

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans