House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

Securing Our Border States Act

H.R. 4593Introduced Jul 21, 2021Policy area: Immigration

Sponsor: Rep. Brian Babin R-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedJul 21, 2021
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 22, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4593.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BABIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 128, July 21, 2021, Page H3803):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 21, 2021 ↗
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H.R. 4593, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
February 4, 2025
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of February 4, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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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

26 cosponsors — 26 Republicans

0 of 26 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Rick Allen (R-GA), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Jerry Carl (R-AL), Ben Cline (R-VA), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Bob Good (R-VA), Jim Hagedorn (R-MN), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Yvette Herrell (R-NM), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Mary Miller (R-IL), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Pete Sessions (R-TX), W. Steube (R-FL), Randy Weber (R-TX), Robert Wittman (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

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Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-36 district

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Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.