# 118-hr-2: Secure the Border Act of 2023

118-hr-2, Secure the Border Act of 2023, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-2
- Congress: 118
- Title: Secure the Border Act of 2023
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
- Introduced: 2023-05-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Secure the Border Act of 2023

## Cosponsors (21)

- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2023-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN), 2023-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] (R-OH), 2023-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2023-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2023-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX), 2023-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2023-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2023-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA), 2023-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2023-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2023-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2023-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2023-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] (R-LA), 2023-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2023-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] (R-GA), 2023-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2023-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2023-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT), 2023-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2023-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2023-05-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023-05-11T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Recommit | Failed | 211 | 221 |
| 2023-05-11T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 219 | 213 |

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## Sources
- [118-hr-2 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2)

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