Secure the Border Act of 2023
House Bill, H.R. 2
What it did
H.R. 2, sponsored by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), was the House Republican border package of May 2023. It restarts the Remain in Mexico program (which forces people seeking asylum to wait on the Mexican side of the border), resumes wall construction, requires the detention of families with children for the length of their proceedings (overriding the Flores settlement's 20-day limit for children), narrows who can qualify for asylum, and adds penalties that reach humanitarian groups providing water and shelter to people crossing the desert.
A yes vote adopted all of it. A no vote rejected it.
The House passed the bill 219-213 on May 11, 2023 and the Senate never took it up.
At the time of this vote, three children had died in US federal custody in the two previous months, including an 8-year-old girl with a heart condition from Panama who died after being held at the Harlingen, Texas Border Patrol station.
Result: Passed 219-213
At the time of this vote: Three children died in US federal custody between March and May 2023, including an 8-year-old girl held at the Harlingen, Texas Border Patrol station
The humane vote: No (NAY)
Members in this record who voted inhumanely (175)
Robert Aderholt (R-AL)
Mark Alford (R-MO)
Rick Allen (R-GA)
Mark Amodei (R-NV)
Jodey Arrington (R-TX)
Brian Babin (R-TX)
Don Bacon (R-NE)
James Baird (R-IN)
Troy Balderson (R-OH)
Andy Barr (R-KY)
Aaron Bean (R-FL)
Cliff Bentz (R-OR)
Jack Bergman (R-MI)
Stephanie Bice (R-OK)
Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
Mike Bost (R-IL)
Josh Brecheen (R-OK)
Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
Tim Burchett (R-TN)
Eric Burlison (R-MO)
Ken Calvert (R-CA)
Kat Cammack (R-FL)
Mike Carey (R-OH)
Buddy Carter (R-GA)
John Carter (R-TX)
Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ)
Ben Cline (R-VA)
Michael Cloud (R-TX)
Andrew Clyde (R-GA)
Tom Cole (R-OK)
Mike Collins (R-GA)
James Comer (R-KY)
Eli Crane (R-AZ)
Eric Crawford (R-AR)
Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
Monica De La Cruz (R-TX)
Warren Davidson (R-OH)
Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
Byron Donalds (R-FL)
Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
Neal Dunn (R-FL)
Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
Chuck Edwards (R-NC)
Jake Ellzey (R-TX)
Tom Emmer (R-MN)
Ron Estes (R-KS)
Mike Ezell (R-MS)
Pat Fallon (R-TX)
Randy Feenstra (R-IA)
Brad Finstad (R-MN)
Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI)
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
Charles Fleischmann (R-TN)
Mike Flood (R-NE)
Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
Scott Franklin (R-FL)
Russell Fry (R-SC)
Russ Fulcher (R-ID)
Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)
Carlos Gimenez (R-FL)
Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
H. Griffith (R-VA)
Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
Michael Guest (R-MS)
Brett Guthrie (R-KY)
Harriet Hageman (R-WY)
Andy Harris (R-MD)
Diana Harshbarger (R-TN)
Kevin Hern (R-OK)
Clay Higgins (R-LA)
French Hill (R-AR)
Ashley Hinson (R-IA)
Erin Houchin (R-IN)
Richard Hudson (R-NC)
Bill Huizenga (R-MI)
Wesley Hunt (R-TX)
Darrell Issa (R-CA)
Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
John James (R-MI)
Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
Mike Johnson (R-LA)
Jim Jordan (R-OH)
Dave Joyce (R-OH)
John Joyce (R-PA)
Mike Kelly (R-PA)
Trent Kelly (R-MS)
Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA)
Kevin Kiley (R-CA)
David Kustoff (R-TN)
Darin LaHood (R-IL)
Nick LaLota (R-NY)
Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY)
Robert Latta (R-OH)
Michael Lawler (R-NY)
Laurel Lee (R-FL)
Julia Letlow (R-LA)
Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)
Frank Lucas (R-OK)
Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL)
Morgan Luttrell (R-TX)
Nancy Mace (R-SC)
Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY)
Tracey Mann (R-KS)
Brian Mast (R-FL)
Michael McCaul (R-TX)
Lisa McClain (R-MI)
Tom McClintock (R-CA)
Rich McCormick (R-GA)
Daniel Meuser (R-PA)
Carol Miller (R-WV)
Mary Miller (R-IL)
Max Miller (R-OH)
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
Cory Mills (R-FL)
John Moolenaar (R-MI)
Barry Moore (R-AL)
Blake Moore (R-UT)
Nathaniel Moran (R-TX)
Greg Murphy (R-NC)
Troy Nehls (R-TX)
Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
Ralph Norman (R-SC)
Zachary Nunn (R-IA)
Jay Obernolte (R-CA)
Andrew Ogles (R-TN)
Derrick Van Orden (R-WI)
Burgess Owens (R-UT)
Gary Palmer (R-AL)
Scott Perry (R-PA)
August Pfluger (R-TX)
Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
Harold Rogers (R-KY)
Mike Rogers (R-AL)
John Rose (R-TN)
David Rouzer (R-NC)
Chip Roy (R-TX)
John Rutherford (R-FL)
Maria Salazar (R-FL)
Steve Scalise (R-LA)
David Schweikert (R-AZ)
David Scott (D-GA)
Keith Self (R-TX)
Pete Sessions (R-TX)
Michael Simpson (R-ID)
Adrian Smith (R-NE)
Chris Smith (R-NJ)
Jason Smith (R-MO)
Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)
Victoria Spartz (R-IN)
Pete Stauber (R-MN)
Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
Bryan Steil (R-WI)
W. Steube (R-FL)
Dale Strong (R-AL)
Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
Thomas Tiffany (R-WI)
William Timmons (R-SC)
Mike Turner (R-OH)
David Valadao (R-CA)
Ann Wagner (R-MO)
Tim Walberg (R-MI)
Randy Weber (R-TX)
Daniel Webster (R-FL)
Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
Roger Williams (R-TX)
Joe Wilson (R-SC)
Robert Wittman (R-VA)
Steve Womack (R-AR)
Rudy Yakym (R-IN)
Ryan Zinke (R-MT)
Members in this record who voted humanely (168)
Alma Adams (D-NC)
Pete Aguilar (D-CA)
Jake Auchincloss (D-MA)
Becca Balint (D-VT)
Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
Ami Bera (D-CA)
Donald Beyer (D-VA)
Sanford Bishop (D-GA)
Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
Shontel Brown (D-OH)
Julia Brownley (D-CA)
Nikki Budzinski (D-IL)
Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
Andre Carson (D-IN)
Troy Carter (D-LA)
Greg Casar (D-TX)
Ed Case (D-HI)
Sean Casten (D-IL)
Kathy Castor (D-FL)
Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
Judy Chu (D-CA)
Katherine Clark (D-MA)
Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
James Clyburn (D-SC)
Steve Cohen (D-TN)
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
J. Correa (D-CA)
Jim Costa (D-CA)
Joe Courtney (D-CT)
Angie Craig (D-MN)
Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
Jason Crow (D-CO)
Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
Sharice Davids (D-KS)
Danny Davis (D-IL)
Don Davis (D-NC)
Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
Christopher Deluzio (D-PA)
Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
Veronica Escobar (D-TX)
Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
Dwight Evans (D-PA)
Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM)
Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX)
Bill Foster (D-IL)
Valerie Foushee (D-NC)
Lois Frankel (D-FL)
Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
John Garamendi (D-CA)
Robert Garcia (D-CA)
Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
Jared Golden (D-ME)
Dan Goldman (D-NY)
Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
Al Green (D-TX)
Josh Harder (D-CA)
Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
James Himes (D-CT)
Steven Horsford (D-NV)
Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
Steny Hoyer (D-MD)
Val Hoyle (D-OR)
Jared Huffman (D-CA)
Glenn Ivey (D-MD)
Jonathan Jackson (D-IL)
Sara Jacobs (D-CA)
Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
Hank Johnson (D-GA)
Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA)
Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
William Keating (D-MA)
Robin Kelly (D-IL)
Ro Khanna (D-CA)
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
Greg Landsman (D-OH)
Rick Larsen (D-WA)
John Larson (D-CT)
Summer Lee (D-PA)
Susie Lee (D-NV)
Mike Levin (D-CA)
Ted Lieu (D-CA)
Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
Seth Magaziner (D-RI)
Thomas Massie (R-KY)
Doris Matsui (D-CA)
Lucy McBath (D-GA)
Jennifer McClellan (D-VA)
Betty McCollum (D-MN)
Morgan McGarvey (D-KY)
James McGovern (D-MA)
Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
Grace Meng (D-NY)
Kweisi Mfume (D-MD)
Gwen Moore (D-WI)
Joseph Morelle (D-NY)
Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Frank Mrvan (D-IN)
Kevin Mullin (D-CA)
Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
Richard Neal (D-MA)
Joe Neguse (D-CO)
Donald Norcross (D-NJ)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
Chris Pappas (D-NH)
Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
Marie Perez (D-WA)
Scott Peters (D-CA)
Brittany Pettersen (D-CO)
Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
Mark Pocan (D-WI)
Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
Mike Quigley (D-IL)
Delia Ramirez (D-IL)
Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
Deborah Ross (D-NC)
Raul Ruiz (D-CA)
Pat Ryan (D-NY)
Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
Linda Sánchez (D-CA)
Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA)
Janice Schakowsky (D-IL)
Bradley Schneider (D-IL)
Hillary Scholten (D-MI)
Kim Schrier (D-WA)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
Bobby Scott (D-VA)
Terri Sewell (D-AL)
Brad Sherman (D-CA)
Adam Smith (D-WA)
Eric Sorensen (D-IL)
Darren Soto (D-FL)
Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)
Greg Stanton (D-AZ)
Haley Stevens (D-MI)
Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
Emilia Sykes (D-OH)
Mark Takano (D-CA)
Shri Thanedar (D-MI)
Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
Mike Thompson (D-CA)
Dina Titus (D-NV)
Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
Jill Tokuda (D-HI)
Paul Tonko (D-NY)
Norma Torres (D-CA)
Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
Lori Trahan (D-MA)
Lauren Underwood (D-IL)
Juan Vargas (D-CA)
Gabe Vasquez (D-NM)
Marc Veasey (D-TX)
Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)
Maxine Waters (D-CA)
Nikema Williams (D-GA)
Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
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