House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Border Reinforcement Act of 2023

H.R. 2794Introduced Apr 24, 2023Policy area: Immigration

Sponsor: Rep. Mark Green R-TN

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 24, 2023
Committee actionApr 26, 2023
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 17, 2024 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2794.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-45 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on May 5, 2023.
Source: Congress.gov, reported May 5, 2023 ↗
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 2, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 14, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 68, April 24, 2023, Page H1915):
Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Clause 4 of Section 8 in Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: This bill addresses border security and related issues.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 24, 2023 ↗
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H.R. 2794, 118th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 2, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 14, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of June 2, 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

24 cosponsors — 24 Republicans

0 of 24 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Aaron Bean (R-FL), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Marjorie Greene (R-GA), Michael Guest (R-MS), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Laurel Lee (R-FL), Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Greg Pence (R-IN), August Pfluger (R-TX), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Dale Strong (R-AL).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mark Green.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress · TN-7 district

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.