An original resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President of the United States possesses legal authority under existing law to take immediate and necessary action to secure the southwest border of the United States.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jan 21, 2025

This resolution (1) affirms that the President has statutory authority to secure the southern border of the United States; and (2) urges the President and the Department of Homeland Security to use available statutory authority to promote orderly and lawful entry at the border, deter illegal immigration, and protect national security.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] · R–KY

Committees

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

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Jan 21, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5.
Jan 21, 2025
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Paul with a preamble. Without written report. (text: CR S281-282)
Jan 21, 2025
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Paul with a preamble. Without written report.
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced in Senate

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Discuss S.Res.29, 119th Congress: An original resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President of the United States possesses legal authority under existing law to take immediate and necessary action to secure the southwest border of the United States.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/29

Text version to examine: Reported to Senate · 2025-01-21.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/sres29/BILLS-119sres29rs.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-05-23T15:50:38Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Analyze S.Res.29 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss S.Res.29, 119th Congress: An original resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President of the United States possesses legal authority under existing law to take immediate and necessary action to secure the southwest border of the United States.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/29

Text version to examine: Reported to Senate · 2025-01-21.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/sres29/BILLS-119sres29rs.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-05-23T15:50:38Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.Res.29 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.

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Discuss S.Res.29, 119th Congress: An original resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President of the United States possesses legal authority under existing law to take immediate and necessary action to secure the southwest border of the United States.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/29

Text version to examine: Reported to Senate · 2025-01-21.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/sres29/BILLS-119sres29rs.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-05-23T15:50:38Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.Res.29, 119th Congress: An original resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President of the United States possesses legal authority under existing law to take immediate and necessary action to secure the southwest border of the United States.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/29

Text version to examine: Reported to Senate · 2025-01-21.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/sres29/BILLS-119sres29rs.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-05-23T15:50:38Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.Res.29 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.