# 118-hr-5799: James R. Dominguez Memorial Act of 2023

118-hr-5799, James R. Dominguez Memorial Act of 2023, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX); status became_law (as of 2026-01-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-5799
- Congress: 118
- Title: James R. Dominguez Memorial Act of 2023
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2023-09-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-01-05

## Summary

**Designates the U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint on U.S. Highway 90 West in Uvalde County, Texas as the James R. Dominguez Border Patrol Checkpoint.** It honors Agent James R. Dominguez, a San Antonio native who joined the Border Patrol in 2000, served more than 12 years including at the Uvalde Station in the Del Rio Sector, and was killed on July 19, 2012 while clearing debris on Highway 90, and it directs that federal laws, maps, regulations, and documents use the checkpoint's new name.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2023-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2023-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2023-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2023-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2023-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2023-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2023-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Santos, George [R-NY-3] (R-NY), 2023-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. D'Esposito, Anthony [R-NY-4] (R-NY), 2023-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX), 2023-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2023-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2023-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2023-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] (R-FL), 2024-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2024-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2024-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2024-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2024-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chavez-DeRemer, Lori [R-OR-5] (R-OR), 2024-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2024-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2024-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2024-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-5799 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5799)

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