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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Border Security Enforcement and Detention Act of 2005

H.R. 4238Introduced Nov 4, 2005Policy area: Immigration
Sponsor: Rep. Michael McCaul R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 6, 2006 — 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

44 cosponsors — 42 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 44 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.

Rodney Alexander (R-LA), J. Barrett (R-SC), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Tom Cole (R-OK), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), John Culberson (R-TX), John Doolittle (R-CA), Tom Feeney (R-FL), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Kay Granger (R-TX), Gil Gutknecht (R-MN), Katherine Harris (R-FL), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Bobby Jindal (R-LA), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Steve King (R-IA), John Kline (R-MN), John Kuhl (R-NY), Daniel Lungren (R-CA), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), John McHugh (R-NY), Sue Myrick (R-NC) and 14 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael McCaul.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-10 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.