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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Border Reinforcement and Violence Reduction Act of 2009

H.R. 1448Introduced Mar 11, 2009Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Ciro Rodriguez D-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 27, 2009 — 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

12 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 10 Democrats

2 of 12 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.

Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Bob Filner (D-CA), Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), Gene Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Solomon Ortiz (D-TX), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Harry Teague (D-NM).

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ciro Rodriguez.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-23 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.