# 118-hr-163: Security First Act

118-hr-163, Security First Act, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-163
- Congress: 118
- Title: Security First Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
- Introduced: 2023-01-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Security First Act

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX), 2023-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2023-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2023-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2023-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2023-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2023-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2023-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2023-01-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2023-01-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2023-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2023-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chavez-DeRemer, Lori [R-OR-5] (R-OR), 2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] (R-GA), 2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2023-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2023-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] (R-FL), 2023-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2023-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2023-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2024-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-163 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/163)

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