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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Department of Homeland Security in the performance of border protection functions.

H.R. 1986Introduced Apr 28, 2005Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Virgil Goode R-VA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 21, 2005 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.

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

46 cosponsors — 46 Republicans

0 of 46 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Richard Baker (R-LA), J. Barrett (R-SC), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Boozman (R-AR), Jeb Bradley (R-NH), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Howard Coble (R-NC), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), John Culberson (R-TX), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), Nathan Deal (R-GA), John Duncan (R-TN), J. Forbes (R-VA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Gil Gutknecht (R-MN), Robin Hayes (R-NC), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), John Hostettler (R-IN), Bob Inglis (R-SC) and 16 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Virgil Goode.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-5 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.