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House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

Secure Borders Act

H.R. 5130Introduced Sep 23, 2004Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Turner D-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 5, 2004 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

20 cosponsors — 20 Democrats

0 of 20 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Chris Bell (D-TX), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Susan Davis (D-CA), Norman Dicks (D-WA), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Martin Frost (D-TX), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Nick Lampson (D-TX), James Langevin (D-RI), Karen McCarthy (D-MO), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Solomon Ortiz (D-TX), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), Max Sandlin (D-TX), Louise Slaughter (D-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Turner.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-2 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.