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A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
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The U.S. should spend more on the military.
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Texas GOP Caucus Backs Resolution Affirming States’ Right to Defend Against Border Invasion
Position: The Texas GOP Caucus supports H.Res.50, which affirms states' constitutional authority to defend their borders and citizens from invasion when the federal government fails to secure the border, citing Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution.
WASHINGTON — Today, Texas GOP Caucus Chairman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) announced unified caucus support for H.Res.50, a resolution introduced by House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) affirming states’ constitutional authority to defend themselves when the federal government fails to secure the border.
H.Res.50 affirms states retain the sovereign authority under Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution to defend their territory and citizens from invasion or imminent danger, particularly when the federal government fails to meet its constitutional obligation under Article IV, Section 4 to protect states from invasion.
The Texas GOP Caucus urges Congress to ensure states are never again forced to endure the consequences of federal failure. Under the Biden administration’s failed open-border policies, millions of illegal immigrants crossed into the country, cartel activity and drug trafficking surged, and the federal government actively obstructed Texas’s efforts to secure its own border and defend their citizens. While illegal border crossings have plummeted to historic lows under President Trump’s leadership, the Texas GOP Caucus is fighting to ensure states are never again left defenseless under a future Democrat administration.
“The Framers understood that a state cannot be left at the mercy of a federal government that refuses to do its job when there’s an invasion at its border,” said Chairman Moran. “That's why Article I, Section 10 exists — and that's exactly the situation Texas and our border states faced for four years under the Biden administration. H.Res.50 affirms what the Constitution already guarantees: states have every right to defend its citizens. The Texas GOP Caucus is united in ensuring that right is recognized and preserved.”
“We’ve seen the consequences of a federal government that abdicates its first and most important responsibility – providing for the common defense – and, if the past is prologue, we know exactly what we can expect from future Democrat administrations that want to take us back,” said Chairman Arrington. “The right of a state to defend its people is not a novel theory – it is one the Framers explicitly provided for in the Constitution. That is why I introduced H.Res.50, and the Texas GOP Caucus is united in calling on Congress to meet this moment with the urgency it demands to ensure that states like Texas are never again forced to be passive victims of a failed federal government.”
Background:
H.Res.50 was introduced to reaffirm states’ constitutional right to secure their borders and protect their citizens when the federal government fails to act.
The resolution is grounded in Article IV, Section 4 and Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution. Under the Biden administration’s failed border policy, record levels of illegal border crossings, cartel activity, and drug and human trafficking placed unprecedented strain on border states and communities. During that time, Texas and other states were forced to take action to protect their citizens, while the federal government failed to fulfill its constitutional duty to provide for the common defense.
H.Res.50 does not expand state authority – it affirms the constitutional balance of federalism and ensures states are not left defenseless when Washington fails to act. The resolution has garnered growing support from a broad coalition of policy organizations, legal scholars, law enforcement officials, and conservative leaders across Texas and the country. With full support from the Texas GOP Caucus, members are calling on Congress to pass H.Res.50 and provide clarity for future legal challenges.
The Texas GOP Caucus is composed of Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives representing the State of Texas, including Reps. Nathaniel Moran (TX-01), Dan Crenshaw (TX-02), Keith Self (TX-03), Pat Fallon (TX-04), Lance Gooden (TX-05), Jake Ellzey (TX-06), Morgan Luttrell (TX-08), Michael McCaul (TX-10), August Pfluger (TX-11), Craig Goldman (TX-12), Ronny Jackson (TX-13), Randy Weber (TX-14), Monica De La Cruz (TX-15), Jodey Arrington (TX-19), Chip Roy (TX-21), Troy Nehls (TX-22), Beth Van Duyne (TX-24), Roger Williams (TX-25), Brandon Gill (TX-26), Michael Cloud (TX-27), John Carter (TX-31), and Brian Babin (TX-36).
Full Texas Republican Delegation Backs Arrington Resolution Affirming States’ Right to Defend Against Border Invasion
Position: The resolution affirms that states retain constitutional authority to defend themselves against invasion when the federal government fails to secure the border, citing Article I, Section 10 and Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution.
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) announced that every Texas Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives has endorsed H.Res.50, his resolution affirming states’ constitutional authority to defend themselves when the federal government fails to secure the border.
With full support from Texas Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives, momentum continues to build for congressional action to clarify states’ sovereign authority under the Constitution and ensure that states are never again left defenseless in the face of a federal failure to provide for the common defense.
This effort comes in response to the unprecedented border crisis under the Biden administration and is aimed at ensuring states are never again left defenseless under a future Democrat administration.
“Texas Republicans are united in sending a clear message: Congress must act to ensure that states like Texas are never again forced to be passive victims of a failed federal government.
“Under Biden’s open-border chaos, millions of illegals invaded our southern border, flooding communities with drugs, crime, and criminals.
“Fortunately, border crossings are now at historic lows under President Trump’s leadership - but we cannot rely on who occupies the White House to determine whether our border is secure.
“The Constitution is clear: Article IV, Section 4 says the federal government ‘shall protect each [state] against invasion,’ but when the federal government fails to fulfill this constitutional duty, Article I, Section 10 expressly guarantees states the sovereign power to repel an invasion and defend their citizenry from ‘imminent danger.’
“Texans have seen the consequences of federal failure, and we cannot afford another border crisis. With the full support of the Texas delegation, I’m calling on Congress to act now to pass this resolution and ensure that no future Democrat administration can take us back to open-border lawlessness.” – Chairman Arrington.
H.Res.50 affirms states retain the sovereign authority under Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution to defend their territory and citizens from invasion or imminent danger, particularly when the federal government fails to meet its constitutional obligation under Article IV, Section 4 to protect states from invasion.
Texas Public Policy Foundation Letter
Recently, a letter led by the Texas Public Policy Foundation and dozens of national and state leaders, policy organizations, and law enforcement urged Congress to pass Arrington’s H.Res.50.
“Our constitutional system does not render the states defenseless. To the contrary, states retain the unequivocal right to defend themselves against invasion and imminent threats,” the letter reads, in part. “We respectfully encourage your support of H.Res.50. Doing so reaffirms the constitutional structure the Framers designed—one that preserves both national security and the sovereign capacity of states to defend themselves when necessary.”
“The Constitution, as interpreted by the Supreme Court, forbids states from interfering with the federal government’s monopoly over our territorial sovereignty. But the House of Representatives could make its own findings of fact that failures at the border rose to the level of an ‘imminent danger’ that would justify a state’s exercise of self-defense. Such a set of findings might bolster Texas’s case in the courts as well as its political case to the public. Rep. Jodey Arrington, R.-Texas, has introduced H.Res.50, for example, to do exactly that. Without such congressional support, Texas is likely to fail.” – John Yoo, constitutional scholar and former deputy assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel.
“I’m proud to join Rep. Arrington and fellow Texas leaders in supporting H.Res. 50, which reaffirms the constitutional authority of states to defend their borders when facing invasion or imminent danger. States don’t have to be passive victims when the federal government implements polices that threaten public safety, such as open border polices. H.Res. 50 clarifies that states have clear authority to protect their citizens in the face of immigration concerns.” - State Representative Katrina Pierson.
“Thank you Rep. Arrington for your leadership on this important issue & authoring H.Res.50, which reaffirms states’ constitutional authority to defend their borders against invasion.” – Pro-Family Legislative Network.
“NumbersUSA is proud to support Rep. Arrington’s H.Res.50, reaffirming states’ authority to defend their borders when the federal government refuses to do so. States like TX shouldn’t be defenseless if future administrations reinstate open-border policies” – NumbersUSA
"We at Texas Public Policy Foundation are grateful to Rep. Arrington for his leadership on this effort. Texas knows the importance of affirming states’ power to defend themselves – and we must keep building on that momentum to fully secure our state and our nation.” – Selene Rodriguez, Border Security Director at Texas Public Policy Foundation.
“Texans are affirming states’ authority to act in self-defense, ensuring they are able to withstand federal policy shifts. We were proud to work with Rep. Arrington to help advance this effort & ensure states are not left without options when federal enforcement falls short.” – States Trust.
“We were proud to join 25 Texas lawmakers and over two dozen other organizations to publicly support Rep. Arrington’s House Resolution 50, which reaffirms states’ constitutional right to defend their borders in cases of invasion.” – Border Security Alliance.
“Thank you Rep. Arrington for supporting H.Res.50, reaffirming states’ constitutional authority to defend their borders when the federal government fails to do its job. States like TX shouldn’t be defenseless if future Dem administrations try to reinstate open-border policies.” – Anne Gebhart.
Texas Republican Cosponsors of H.Res.50:
Arrington: 'Republicans are putting the safety and security of the American people first'
Position: Chairman Arrington supports passage of the budget resolution to fully fund ICE and CBP, framing it as necessary to secure the border, enforce immigration law, and protect communities.
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed by a vote of 215-211 S.Con.Res. 33, unlocking reconciliation to fully fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP):
“With passage of this budget resolution, we are unlocking reconciliation to fully fund ICE and CBP so we can deliver on the mandate the American people gave Republicans: secure the border, enforce the law, and protect our communities.
“This is about more than reopening a shuttered department. It’s about standing with our ICE and CBP agents who have been under attack, under-resourced, and undermined for far too long. It’s about ensuring our ports are secure, our infrastructure is protected, and our nation is prepared to respond to threats—whether from criminals, cartels, or cyberattacks.
“Republicans are fully funding the people’s government and putting the safety and security of the American people first. Make America Safe Again!” – Chairman Arrington.
Arrington Urges Colleagues to Fund Homeland Security
Position: Representative Arrington advocates for passage of S.Con.Res. 33 to fully fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), characterizing the current funding lapse as a national security and public safety crisis.
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Washington,
April 30, 2026
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Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) delivered the following remarks on the House floor urging the passage of S.Con.Res. 33, which unlocks reconciliation to fully fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP).
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Remarks as Delivered:
“Mr. Speaker, we're here because my Democrat colleagues have shut the United States Department of Homeland Security down for now 74 days. They have held the American people hostage and have imperiled the safety of every citizen of this country for their ridiculous and even dangerous demands.
“They're not serious. We had a four corners agreement between Republicans and Democrats in the House and the Senate, they reneged. And if it weren't for President Trump's intervention, we would have the hard-working public servants at the Department of Homeland Security going 100 days without pay.
“Ask me, Mr. Speaker, how many days my Democrat colleagues have gone without pay? How long they would tolerate going without pay?
“Mr. Speaker, this isn't just about the inconvenience of long lines at airports. This is an unprecedented national security and public safety crisis; and this is the moment we take the keys from the kids; and we say no more of this nonsense; and we open up the People's Government; and we restore the safety and security of the American people.
“Now, you'll hear my colleagues, no doubt, say, if we could just agree on some commonsense reforms, we would have opened up the Department of Homeland Security. We would have been glad to work with you. But let’s think about these ‘commonsense reforms,’ to require this administration to get a judicial warrant to expel criminal aliens from our country.
“There is not a Democrat or Republican former commander in chief that would ever find that acceptable, because, in fact, these criminal aliens have had their day in immigration court, and they have their orders to be expelled because they are not here with cause. They are here with threat to my family, and to my community, and to my great state of Texas, and to this beloved country of ours. And it's unacceptable, but they would effectively stop all deportations.
“But we had an election after four years of lawlessness and chaos at the southern-border, crime, criminals, and all kinds of criminal elements and drugs that killed more people than the entire Vietnam War in one year. This president was elected to restore law and order-rule of law-in this great civil society of ours… That’s the mandate they gave us, along with unified Republican leadership.
“But there's been one wall of obstruction after another for this president and this administration. That's one example of their ridiculous, absurd, unserious demands.
“The other one is, and I heard this at the Rules Committee, and I couldn't believe my ears… my Democrat colleague repeatedly referred to our honorable ICE and CBP agents as ‘masked thugs.’
“When evil is called good and good is called evil. You remember that quote? You remember that admonition? These are the days.
“Mr. Speaker, we've given 16 chances in all-opportunities to vote to turn this government of the people back on and support our ICE and CBP agents, to protect our ports by funding our guardsmen. To protect the CISA agents, to protect our critical infrastructure while cyber-attacks are on the rise, and to resource our FEMA agency to be ready to respond to our citizens in a natural disaster. 16 times they said no. And here we are, demasking our agents, calling them masked thugs.
“8,000% increase, Mr. Speaker, in death threats to these gentlemen and gentle ladies, who wear the badge, who wear the uniform, who protect the thin blue line, a 1,300% increase in assaults. 3,200% increase in vehicular assaults…We have cartel members who have bounties of tens of thousands of dollars on their heads, and we have masked leftist, radical, violent folks who are assaulting them in the streets while they're trying to do their dangerous job.
“You want to know why we’re here, Mr. Speaker? You want to know why we’re here, the American people? That’s why we’re here.
“And we say: ‘enough is enough.’ And today we put forward this budget resolution with reconciliation instructions to fund the people's Homeland Security to protect our citizens and to do right by these hard-working, God-fearing public servants that go to work every day not knowing if they're going to come home.”
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Arrington at Rules Hearing: Republicans Are Going to Fund Our Government
Position: Rep. Arrington supports full funding for ICE and CBP through reconciliation, characterizing Democratic opposition as reckless brinkmanship that endangers national security and public safety.
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Washington,
April 27, 2026
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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) testified before the House Rules Committee on S.Con.Res. 33, which unlocks reconciliation to fully fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP).
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Remarks as Delivered:
“We're here today to stop the political nonsense and dangerous brinkmanship of our Democrat colleagues who for 72 days and 16 votes have held the Department of Homeland Security and the American people who depend on their services hostage over ridiculous and reckless demands that would effectively imperil not only the safety of our federal law enforcement agencies, but the American people.
“It would, as a result, defund ICE and CBP and revert back to the four years of lawlessness and chaos from the open border.
“Madam Chair, this is serious business. This isn’t just about the inconvenience at airports or the extenuating circumstances under which we fund our federal government.
“This is an unprecedented and sustained national security and public safety threat, and it has to stop. That’s why we're here.
“We’re here because our ports need to be defended from the trafficking of people and drugs and protected from terrorist attacks like we saw in Austin, Texas, or the failed ISIS attacks in the heart of New York City, or what happened to the President and the Cabinet members and all those at the Correspondent’s Dinner. And we could go on and on.
“It is completely unacceptable to not fund the federal government, and especially the Department of Homeland Security. CISA agents cannot defend our critical infrastructure against hostile hacks, and the list goes on.
“Without the support and collegiality and the good faith negotiations...we have to resort to a measure to do what the American people, again, for 72 days have been praying we would do and come to our senses and do the right thing.
“If it weren't for the President's intervention, these poor folks at Homeland Security, the employees, the hardworking public servants, would have gone without pay for over 100 days.
“Next week... if we don’t act unilaterally as responsible leaders for our country, they would go without pay. Enough is enough.
“We’re going to do what I believe is the right thing, and we’re going to fund our government. That includes those who protect us and risk their lives to enforce our immigration laws and to deport the criminal aliens who are in this country putting our communities and our families at risk.”
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Chairmen Arrington, Comer Introduce Legislation to Stop Fraud in Federal Programs
Position: The release advocates for legislation to prevent fraud in federal benefit programs by implementing pre-payment verification systems and giving Treasury authority to block high-risk payments, framed as protecting taxpayer dollars and program integrity.
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) joined House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) in introducing legislation to protect taxpayer dollars by preventing fraud in federal programs, the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act (H.R. 8464) and the Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act (H.R. 8463).
“Politicians’ perpetual addiction to buying votes and Washington’s abject failure to protect tax dollars have resulted in an unprecedented scale of fraud that threatens not only the sustainability of our safety net programs, but also the future economic viability of our nation. Instead of hunting down stolen money after the fact, these bills prevent improper payments and fraud from happening in the first place. If we’re serious about restoring fiscal sanity to Washington, we must get serious about eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse wherever they exist. I’m proud to work with Chairman Comer to protect taxpayer dollars and ensure these programs serve the people they were intended to help—not those who seek to exploit them,” said Chairman Arrington.
“Fraud in federal programs is rampant across the country. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s investigation into Minnesota’s social services programs uncovered a whopping $9 billion potentially stolen by fraudsters. These criminals enriched themselves by stealing taxpayer dollars meant to feed children, support autistic kids, and house low-income seniors and Americans with disabilities. Americans are fed up with this abuse and expect action from the government entrusted with their money. Today, I am introducing legislation to stop fraudulent payments before they go out the door and ensure taxpayer-funded programs go to their intended recipients. These long-overdue integrity measures will strengthen the federal payment system, and I look forward to advancing these bills next week at the Oversight Committee’s markup,” said Chairman Comer.
BACKGROUND
The Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act tackles the widespread “pay and chase” problem by preventing federal agencies from making payments when an agency has determined there is an elevated risk of fraud or the payment is likely to be improper. The bill also gives the U.S. Treasury new authority to return payment requests to agencies if they appear to be at risk for fraud. These reforms shift agency actions from recovery to prevention which protects taxpayer dollars.
Read the bill text HERE.
The Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act strengthens the federal government’s financial oversight and controls by directing the U.S. Treasury to work with agencies to verify payment and payee information before payments go out the door. It reduces fraud by expanding tools like the Do Not Pay system and ensuring federal agencies have better access to accurate data to identify improper and fraudulent payments.Read the bill text HERE.
Arrington Hosts Russ Vought at Hearing on President Trump’s FY2027 Budget
Position: Rep. Arrington criticizes the Biden-Harris administration's border security, law enforcement, and defense policies, characterizing them as failures that destabilized the country and the world. He frames President Trump's FY2027 budget as a corrective response to these alleged failures.
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April 15, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) hosted Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought at a hearing on President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request.
Click HERE to watch Chairman Arrington’s opening statement.
Remarks as delivered:
"Russ, I don't know of a president in my lifetime that has inherited such a complete and utter mess as President Trump did in January of last year.
"One self-inflicted disaster after another for four years of the Biden-Harris administration, utter lawlessness, incompetence.
"A border that was wide open, millions of people, criminals, gangs, drugs that killed a plane load of Americans effectively every week, more people dying of the drugs coming across the border than the people dying from the Vietnam War.
"Again, all because of the dereliction of duty to uphold the laws of this land and a failure to do the first and most important job, which is to provide for the common defense, and the American people suffered.
"Our resources were drained, our safety was jeopardized, and there was no rule of law, the cornerstone of any civil society...
"And the result was we had a much more unstable world. I think we were made a mockery by our enemies.
"Finally, we saw unbridled spending, about seven to eight trillion in record deficit spending. You add in the additional cost of interest, that went skyrocketing. It's about $12 trillion overall. We had a weaker economy, recessionary economy, we had a cost-of-living crisis that we haven't experienced as a nation in almost a half a century...
"The list goes on. We taxed and regulated our job creators. And again, the most regressive tax in my lifetime was the 20 plus percent increase in prices for working families.
"Trump comes in. You and the team, in one year, secure the border, stop the flow, deport criminal aliens, broker a peace deal in the Middle East, provide the greatest investment in national defense in the history of our country, pulled down the drain and the drive of our deficit and looming debt crisis in mandatory spending by rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse to the tune of about one and a half trillion dollars, constrained spending on the discretionary side, cut taxes, cut spending at historic levels, and opened up domestic energy production.
"We had lower interest, lower inflation. A growing economy. Wages are up. People putting more money in their pockets before my Democrat colleagues shut the government down over a COVID-era, fraud-ridden program to expand a failed underlying policy of Obamacare.
"That was the first shutdown before the shutdown that we're in today. We would have been at two and a half percent plus growth.
"We were made a mockery, derided for putting that assumption in our Big Beautiful Bill, but that's exactly what CBO said, where we'd be over the 10-year budget window. That's a trillion and a half dollars to reduce the deficit.
"So, there is a reason that CBO, in their recent report six months into this fiscal year, shows a ten percent reduction in our deficit. It's been decades since we've seen a ten percent reduction in our deficit because of growth.
"That’s because of rooting out waste and bending the curve on mandatory spending and controlling cost and cutting wasteful and unnecessary spending on the discretionary budget, and because President Trump decided to lead on the world stage with respect to trade and give our workers, manufacturers, and farmers a head-to-head fighting chance at trade deals, and the revenue helped shore up our balance sheet.
"So, I'm pleased with what the President has done. I'm proud he's our Commander in Chief...
"Russ, thanks for being here. That's the context. I think this budget of yours shows, directionally, that we're going to continue to do that and double down on it. Right? We're reducing wasteful spending, investing in our defense, and continuing to promote the growth that we so desperately need, and all boats will rise on that prosperity."
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Arrington Secures Broad Conservative Support for Resolution Affirming States’ Right to Defend Against Border Invasion
Position: The release advocates for passage of H.Res. 50, which affirms states' constitutional authority to defend themselves against border invasion when the federal government fails to secure the border.
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) highlighted a new coalition letter led by the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) and dozens of national and state leaders urging Congress to pass Arrington’s H.Res. 50 – a resolution affirming states’ constitutional authority to defend themselves when the federal government fails to secure the border.
The letter, signed by leading policy organizations, law enforcement officials, and conservative leaders across Texas and the country, underscores growing support for congressional action to clarify states’ sovereign authority under the Constitution.
The effort comes in response to the unprecedented border crisis under the Biden Administration and is aimed at ensuring states are never again left defenseless under a future administration.
“Our constitutional system does not render the states defenseless. To the contrary, states retain the unequivocal right to defend themselves against invasion and imminent threats,” the letter reads, in part. “We respectfully encourage your support of H.Res. 50. Doing so reaffirms the constitutional structure the Framers designed—one that preserves both national security and the sovereign capacity of states to defend themselves when necessary.”
Click HERE to read the full letter.
“Under Biden’s open-border chaos, millions of illegals invaded our southern border, flooding communities with drugs, crime, and criminals,” said Chairman Arrington. “Fortunately, border crossings are now at historic lows under President Trump’s leadership - but we cannot rely on who occupies the White House to determine whether our border is secure. The Constitution is clear: Article IV, Section 4 says the federal government ‘shall protect each [state] against invasion,’ but when the federal government fails to fulfill this constitutional duty, Article I, Section 10 expressly guarantees states the sovereign power to repel an invasion and defend their citizenry from ‘imminent danger.’ We’ve seen the consequences of federal failure, and states like Texas cannot afford another border crisis. Congress has the opportunity to pass my H.Res. 50 and ensure that states are not passive victims of a failed federal government under a future Democrat presidency.”
H.Res. 50 affirms states retain the sovereign authority under Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution to defend their territory and citizens from invasion or imminent danger, particularly when the federal government fails to meet its constitutional obligation under Article IV, Section 4 to protect states from invasion.
“The Constitution, as interpreted by the Supreme Court, forbids states from interfering with the federal government’s monopoly over our territorial sovereignty,” said John Yoo, constitutional scholar and former deputy assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel. “But the House of Representatives could make its own findings of fact that failures at the border rose to the level of an ‘imminent danger’ that would justify a state’s exercise of self-defense. Such a set of findings might bolster Texas’s case in the courts as well as its political case to the public. Rep. Jodey Arrington, R.-Texas, has introduced H.Res 50, for example, to do exactly that. Without such congressional support, Texas is likely to fail.”
Arrington Applauds Trump Administration Rolling Back Costly Biden-Era Methane Rule
Position: Rep. Arrington supports the EPA's rollback of Biden-era methane regulations for oil and natural gas producers, citing reduced compliance costs for industry.
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule scaling back the Biden administration’s costly methane regulations for oil and natural gas producers. EPA estimates the rule will save roughly $2.5 billion over 15 years, or $208 million annually in industry compliance costs. Arrington previously led efforts in the House to reverse the rule.
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Top PAC donors · 2026 cycle
Political action committees that gave the most to this rep's principal campaign committee this cycle. PAC giving is direct organizational support — industry, ideological, or leadership.
1.AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY PACAgriculture5 contributionsAgricultural company PAC for a major sugar producer — backs candidates supporting farm subsidies, tariff protections, and agricultural trade policies.AI$25,000
2.NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON4 contributions$20,000
3.THE US ONCOLOGY NETWORK PAC3 contributions$15,000
4.UBS AMERICAS INC. PAC (UBS PAC)Finance3 contributionsPAC of UBS, a multinational investment bank and wealth-management firm. Backs candidates and policies supporting financial-services regulation, capital markets, and banking industry interests.AI$15,000
5.FRESHMAN AGRICULTURAL REPUBLICAN MEMBERS (FARM PAC)1 contribution$12,281
6.ERNST & YOUNG U.S. PAC2 contributions$10,000
7.GRAIL, INC. PAC2 contributions$10,000
8.AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PACIdeological2 contributionsFederal PAC arm of AIPAC, established 2021. Backs candidates from both parties who support U.S.-Israel security and economic ties.AI$10,000
9.NAIOP-PAC2 contributions$10,000
10.NATIONAL STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS TRADE ASSOCIATION PAC2 contributions$10,000
Source: OpenFEC (api.open.fec.gov) Schedule A receipts where contributor type is “committee.” Aggregated by contributing committee. Self-transfers from joint-fundraising / victory committees are excluded.
Top individual contributors · 2026 cycle
Itemized individual contributions over $200 to this rep's campaign committee, aggregated by donor employer. PAC giving is shown above; this section is people, not organizations.
1.SELF$25,021
2.CAPROCK DAIRY LLC$10,000
3.DIAN GRAVES OWEN FOUNDATION$10,000
4.SIMFLO$10,000
5.TEINERT CONSTRUCTION$8,500
6.HUNT COMPANIES INC.$7,000
7.NATURA RESOURCES$7,000
8.SUSSER BANK$7,000
9.SPUR RANCH$7,000
10.MFO VENTURES$7,000
Source: OpenFEC Schedule A receipts where contributor type is “individual,” aggregated by the donor's self-reported employer. This is a geographic / industry correlation, not a corporate endorsement.
