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House resolution · 110th Congress · Did not become law

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Administration should rigorously enforce the laws of the United States to substantially reduce illegal immigration and greatly improve border security.

H.Res. 499Introduced Jun 19, 2007Policy area: Immigration
Sponsor: Rep. Lamar Smith R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 10, 2007 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

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

94 cosponsors — 87 Republicans, 7 Democrats

7 of 94 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), John Boozman (R-AR), Nancy Boyda (D-KS), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Paul Broun (R-GA), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), John Campbell (R-CA), Shelley Capito (R-WV), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Howard Coble (R-NC), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), John Culberson (R-TX), David Davis (R-TN), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), Lincoln Davis (D-TN), Thomas Davis (R-VA) and 64 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-21 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.