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Arrington Targets Crypto Tax Loopholes with New Legislation

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced H.R. 9172, the Applying Existing Tax Anti-Abuse Rules to Digital Assets Act, legislation that closes tax loopholes in the digital asset market and ensures investors play by the same rules regardless of whether they hold traditional financial assets or digital assets. The bill applies existing anti-abuse rules to digital assets that already govern comparable investment assets, ending unequal treatment while supporting continued innovation and growth in America's digital asset economy.

“America should lead the world in digital asset innovation, but that innovation shouldn't come with preferential treatment in the tax code,” said Chairman Arrington. “Today, digital assets are exempt from anti-abuse rules that apply to other investment assets, creating loopholes that undermine parity and equal treatment under the law. My Applying Existing Tax Anti-Abuse Rules to Digital Assets Act closes these loopholes by applying the same commonsense safeguards that already apply to similar traditional financial assets, providing greater certainty for taxpayers and supporting the continued growth of America's digital asset economy.”

“Bad actors should not be able to game the system and evade longstanding anti-abuse rules by moving from traditional financial assets to digital assets,” said Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08). “Congress established anti-abuse rules like the wash sale and constructive sale provisions to close loopholes and protect the integrity of our tax system. However, because those rules were created before digital assets existed, a regulatory gap has emerged that some individuals have exploited. I thank Representative Arrington for his leadership on the Applying Existing Tax Anti-Abuse Rules to Digital Assets Act, which provides consistency and clarity by applying the same, time-tested rules to digital assets and traditional assets, ensuring the tax code operates as Congress intended.”

Background:

Current law exempts many digital assets from anti-abuse tax rules that apply to traditional investment assets.
This legislation would apply existing wash sale and constructive sale rules to digital assets, ensuring comparable assets are treated consistently under the tax code.
The wash sale rule prevents investors from generating artificial tax losses while maintaining substantially the same investment position.
The constructive sale rule prevents investors from locking in gains while indefinitely deferring capital gains taxes.
Qualified U.S. dollar-backed stablecoins and digital assets acquired through staking, mining, and other validation activities are exempt from the wash sale rule.
The bill does not create new taxes on digital assets; it applies existing anti-abuse rules that already govern comparable investment assets.

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Arrington Fights to End Foreign Free-Riding on American Medical Innovation

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Vern Buchanan (FL-16), led 48 lawmakers supporting the Trump Administration’s efforts to crack down on foreign governments that shift the cost of developing life-saving medicines onto American patients and taxpayers.

In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, the lawmakers expressed support for President Trump's efforts to ensure foreign nations pay their fair share for American pharmaceutical innovation. The letter asks the Administration to pursue a Section 301 investigation and other trade enforcement measures to address foreign price controls and market-distorting policies that allow wealthy nations to take advantage of U.S. innovation without accounting for the true cost of research and development.

“For too long, wealthy foreign nations have reaped the benefits of American pharmaceutical innovation while using price controls and other unfair policies to avoid paying their fair share for these technologies,” the letter reads, in part. “We urge you to use trade enforcement tools, including a Section 301 investigation, to dismantle foreign government policies that force American patients to pay a disproportionate share of global research and development costs for medicines.”

You can read the full letter HERE.

Last year, Arrington introduced the USTRx Act, legislation that would create a Chief Pharmaceutical Trade Negotiator within the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. The negotiator would be responsible for identifying foreign drug-pricing policies that increase costs for American patients, issuing annual reports on those practices, and recommending appropriate trade remedies.

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Arrington Leads Passage of Secure America Act, Fully Funds ICE and CBP

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after final passage of the Secure America Act, which fully funds U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP):

“The Secure America Act is headed to President Trump’s desk, and our brave men and women who stand on the thin line to defend our sovereign borders and safety finally have the funding and certainty they need to do their jobs.

“For 76 days, Democrats held the Department of Homeland Security hostage. They walked away from the appropriations process, shut down Homeland Security operations, and used the safety of the American people as political leverage. Even today, every single House Democrat voted to defund ICE and Border Patrol.

“But Republicans, who were elected up and down the ballot by the American people to secure the border, enforce the law, and restore order, refused to allow this back-handed attempt to revive the chaos of Biden-Harris open border policies. The American people fundamentally rejected the chaos of the last four years. They elected Republicans for the promise of secure borders, safer communities, and restoring rule of law. The Secure America Act makes good on that promise.” – Chairman Arrington.

Before today’s vote, Chairman Arrington led debate on the House floor in support of the Secure America Act.

Click here to watch.

Remarks as delivered:

If Republicans today were not willing to use budget reconciliation and depart from appropriations in order to pass a funding bill that would restore funding to ICE and CBP, what would happen is my Democrat colleagues would be able to achieve what many of them have held for a long time as their objective, and have publicly stated was their objective: That's to defund immigration enforcement, border enforcement, and abolish ICE.

That's effectively what would happen if Republicans didn't act, using budget reconciliation to fund ICE and CBP. That would send us back to the dark ages, to the four years of open borders and the unprecedented lawlessness, chaos, crime; with people and crime, gangs and drugs pouring into our communities, into our states throughout our entire country, jeopardizing the safety of the American people.

It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone at this point in this country, that that is the stated or unstated goal of some of my colleagues. Certainly, it is the well-articulated and cited objective of the left.

Quite frankly, this shutdown and obstruction is really the Democrat party pandering to the left. But what would happen is the same thing that happened for four years, when we had a commander-in-chief who refused to uphold his sacred oath to enforce the laws. He refused, with Democrat control of Congress and the White House, to enforce the laws and secure our sovereign border. [He] surrendered our sovereignty and safety to the paramilitary terrorist drug cartels on the other side of the border, who were glad to make more money off trafficking people than they did drugs.

As a result, we had a complete meltdown in states like Texas, who spent billions of dollars and were completely overwhelmed. It's almost unfathomable today to think about it, Madam Chair, because we have a daily apprehension number at 196, but the average illegal crossing or apprehension under the Biden-Harris administration was over 5,000.

I assure you, we would repeat that [number of illegal crossings and apprehensions under the Biden-Harris administration] and it would be disastrous if we didn't do the right thing. If we didn't govern our great country, if we didn't open the people's government and fund the important offices of ICE and CBP.

For 76 days, our Democrat colleagues held hostage the American people, [our] safety and security. They held hostage the hardworking people at the Department of Homeland Security. [But] it wasn't just ICE and CBP. We were completely dark at Homeland Security. We didn't have the safety protocols being administered by TSA. We didn't have our Coast Guardsmen keeping watch to prevent a terrorist attack at our ports. We didn't have CISA agents preventing an attack on our critical infrastructure, and of course, we didn't have ICE and CBP functioning to enforce laws and to secure our border.

That is the dysfunction we have been dealing with, and we just said enough is enough.

We were sent here by the American people, who gave President Trump an overwhelming victory. Every swing state, the popular vote, the electoral vote, gave us unified Republican leadership in Congress. The number one reason they did that was to restore the rule of law and to put the American people's safety and security first, and that's exactly what we're doing today, in spite of the obstruction.

Your granddad and my granddad taught us the same thing. If somebody tells you what they want to do and who they are, believe them. For years we've been hearing this incendiary and dangerous rhetoric that ICE needed to be defunded. Governor Tim Walz said that ICE officers are an actual threat. These are the people risking their lives to defend us, to protect us and our communities. Governor Pritzker said ICE was turning the country into Nazi Germany. Chuck Schumer said, ICE doesn't belong in our neighborhoods. Senator John Hickenlooper said that ICE was a reign of terror.

All of this, while the risks have increased because of the shutdown. We have an 8,000% increase in threats to the lives of our ICE agents and border patrol agents. A 1,300% increase in assaults. These are the dangerous games that my Democrat [colleagues] are playing - to obstruct the president so they can go brag as they pander to the left. The reality is, it's a de-facto defunding of law enforcement and abolishing of ICE. We will prevent that today, because I'm confident that my friends in the Republican conference will do the right thing and put the American people and their safety first.

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Arrington Testifies on Reconciliation Package Funding ICE and CBP

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) testified before the House Rules Committee in support of the Secure America Act to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Click HERE to watch.

Remarks as Delivered:

Democrats reneged on funding the government. They had one of the longest shutdowns ever, second to only the one prior to this over a COVID-era, fraud-ridden tax or subsidy expansion.

This was 76 days that the American people had to have a Homeland Security service and apparatus go dark. We didn't have our Coast Guardsmen to defend our ports against terrorist attacks. We couldn't enforce immigration laws and protect our border from drugs and people being trafficked into this country. We didn't have CISA agents being able to man their posts so that our critical infrastructure wasn't hacked.

We can say that this is Republicans' attempt to make good on our good-faith negotiation the first time and to make sure that our brave law enforcement officers have the tools they need to do the job that Joe Biden and the Democrats, when they had total control of this town, absolutely didn't do.

They abdicated the first and most important job of the federal government, which is to provide for the common defense. They didn't secure our border. They didn't enforce our laws. And we had a record deluge of drugs, people, crime, gangs, people on the terrorist watch list, people from countries of interest—record.

And it was destroying the fabric of this country, and it was putting at great risk every neighborhood, in every community, in every city and state in this nation.

This president, Donald J. Trump, was elected—in every swing state, popular and electoral vote—to clean up this mess.

You have rogue cities and states that refuse to work with our law enforcement to actually enforce the law. They would rather break the law and harbor people who have broken the law to come to this country rather than work to identify the most hardened criminals so that we can deport them and we can get back to rule of law, regular order, peace, tranquility—the things the American people expect us to do up here for them, of all parties, across the board.

So, yes, you're right. It is an all-Republican exercise, because I can't find a Democrat that would stave off a 22% tax hike, and I can't find one that's willing to enforce the law as it relates to immigration, secure the border, and actually take the criminal elements that have come into this country, like the people who came into this country illegally by the millions, and actually rid our great country of those threats.

If we could, we wouldn't be here.

All you have to do is listen to all the litany of statements that have been made. Governor Tim Walz says ICE officers are a threat to the public, ‘modern-day Gestapo.’ Governor Pritzker says that ICE is turning the country into Nazi Germany. They are the ‘reign of terror’—John Hickenlooper. Chuck Schumer said ICE doesn't belong in our neighborhoods.

I mean, think about the incendiary rhetoric. Think about the seeds that have been sown of obstruction and resistance that have made it nearly impossible to do the job of cleaning up the streets of our cities because of what's happened over the last four years under the Biden administration and Democrat control.

So, it's been impossible.

And we're working better together because we're talking and coordinating. That's what Texas does. That's what Florida and other states do. We never had any of the problems of Minnesota.

But I think it's reckless and irresponsible, and it's insulting to have these labels attached to our brave men and women who risk their lives to enforce the laws. We're going to give them the resources they need.

Listen, what we're also going to do is [fund our law enforcement] for three years so that Democrats can't use [these men and women] as leverage, Homeland Security as leverage, and the American people's security as leverage in a shutdown again.

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Arrington Fights to Crack Down on TANF Fraud

Tue, 26 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Washington, D.C. - House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement after the House Ways and Means Committee advanced the Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in TANF Act, a comprehensive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) reform package that includes his legislation, the Eliminating Fraud and Improper Payments in TANF Act:

"Washington’s abject failure to protect tax dollars has resulted in an unprecedented scale of fraud that threatens not only the sustainability of our safety net programs, but also the future economic viability of our nation. This problem is strikingly clear in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, where federal funds are administered by state governments with no federal oversight, leaving billions of dollars in taxpayer funding vulnerable to fraud and improper payments every year.

"That’s why I introduced the Eliminating Fraud and Improper Payments in TANF Act, which I was proud to see included in the legislative package to reform TANF that was advanced by the Ways and Means Committee. This critical legislation will provide much-needed oversight of the TANF program and ensure that the federal government is fulfilling its responsibility to safeguard American tax dollars.” - Chairman Arrington.

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program provides federal funding to states to assist low-income families, but current law does not require states to report improper payment data to the federal government. As a result, the federal government is unable to accurately measure the scale of fraud and improper payments within the program.

Chairman Arrington’s Eliminating Fraud and Improper Payments in TANF Act would strengthen accountability by requiring state governments to report improper payment data for TANF to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the first time. The legislation equips the federal government with the tools needed to identify waste, fraud, and abuse and ensure taxpayer dollars are being used to support vulnerable families as intended.

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ARRINGTON: Securing Record Investment in Dyess Air Force Base

Sun, 24 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Securing Record Investment in Dyess Air Force Base

May 24, 2026
By Rep. Jodey Arrington
AS SEEN IN THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS

The first and most important responsibility of the federal government is to provide for the common defense. This year’s Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill delivers on that duty by strengthening America’s military readiness and advancing President Trump’s Peace Through Strength agenda.

I’m especially proud this legislation delivers the largest investment in the history of Dyess Air Force Base — providing more than $164 million for critical B-21 Raider infrastructure and security upgrades, nearly double the previous record appropriated investment we secured just last year.

When I met with Airmen and base leadership at Dyess Air Force Base, we discussed the urgent need for these exact infrastructure improvements to support the B-21 bed-down mission, strengthen operational readiness and ensure Dyess remains at the forefront of America’s long-range strike capability.

From securing Dyess as the future home of the B-21 Raider and protecting the B-1 mission through 2030 to delivering year after year of historic investments in infrastructure and modernization, strengthening and safeguarding Dyess’ mission for generations to come has remained one of my top priorities. These investments will help ensure the Big Country remains the tip of the spear of America’s air arsenal and a cornerstone of our national defense.

This bill also fully funds veterans’ health care and benefits, invests in mental health and suicide prevention programs, and strengthens the military infrastructure needed to deter our adversaries and defend the homeland.

I will never stop fighting to ensure our warfighters have what they need to succeed on the battlefield, our veterans receive the support and resources they deserve, and the Big Country remains at the forefront of America’s national defense mission.

U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington is a Republican serving the 19th Congressional District of Texas and chairman of the House Budget Committee. His district covers Lubbock and Abilene as well as much of the South Plains, Big Country and surrounding region.

Support for H.Res.50: Affirming States’ Constitutional Right to Defend Against Border Invasion

Fri, 15 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

H.Res.50, authored by House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19), affirms states’ constitutional authority to defend themselves when the federal government fails to secure the border.

The resolution comes in response to the unprecedented border crisis under the Biden administration, during which Texas was forced to spend more than $11 billion through Operation Lone Star to protect its communities while the federal government actively obstructed state enforcement efforts.

While President Trump has restored order at the border, we cannot rely on future administrations to maintain secure border policies. H.Res.50 clarifies Congress’s understanding that states facing “invasion” or “imminent danger” retain the sovereign authority under Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution to act in self-defense. The resolution is now backed by every Texas Republican in Congress, constitutional scholars, national policy organizations, law enforcement advocates, and conservative leaders across the country.

Passing H.Res.50 will reaffirm the constitutional balance between the federal government and the states and ensure that states like Texas are never again forced to be passive victims of a failed federal government.

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Arrington Celebrates Passage of Largest Investment in Dyess Air Force Base History

Fri, 15 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement after passage of H.R. 8469, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act.

“The first and most important responsibility of the federal government is to provide for the common defense. This year’s Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill delivers on that duty by strengthening America’s military readiness and advancing President Trump’s Peace Through Strength agenda.

“I’m especially proud this legislation delivers the largest investment in the history of Dyess Air Force Base — providing more than $164 million for critical B-21 Raider infrastructure and security upgrades, nearly double the previous record appropriated investment we secured just last year. When I met with Airmen and base leadership at Dyess Air Force Base, we discussed the urgent need for these exact infrastructure improvements to support the B-21 beddown mission, strengthen operational readiness, and ensure Dyess remains at the forefront of America’s long-range strike capability.

“From securing Dyess as the future home of the B-21 Raider and protecting the B-1 mission through 2030, to delivering year after year of historic investments in infrastructure and modernization, strengthening and safeguarding Dyess’ mission for generations to come has remained one of my top priorities. These investments will help ensure the Big Country remains the tip of the spear of America’s air arsenal and a cornerstone of our national defense.

“This bill also fully funds veterans’ health care and benefits, invests in mental health and suicide prevention programs, and strengthens the military infrastructure needed to deter our adversaries and defend the homeland.

“I will never stop fighting to ensure our warfighters have what they need to succeed on the battlefield, our veterans receive the support and resources they deserve, and the Big Country remains at the forefront of America’s national defense mission.” – Chairman Arrington.

Investment in Dyess Air Force Base:

This legislation delivers the largest investment in Dyess Air Force Base history, providing more than $164 million for critical B-21 Raider infrastructure and security upgrades.
- Provides $4.5 million for gate repairs and design at Dyess Air Force Base, one of only 18 Community Project Funding requests included for Fiscal Year 2027.
- Provides $160 million for B-21-related infrastructure and facilities, equal to the President’s Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2027, including:

$74 million for the Low Observable Corrosion Control Facility.
$63 million for the Flight Simulator Facility.
$23 million for electrical utilities site improvements.

Texas GOP House members: What we must do to keep the border secure

Wed, 13 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Texas GOP House members: What we must do to keep the border secure

Congress must clarify states’ ability to protect themselves.

OPINION BY THE TEXAS GOP CAUCUS
MAY 13, 2026
AS SEEN IN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS

Texas has seen firsthand the consequences of a federal government that fails to secure the border and defend its citizens.

For four years, the Biden administration’s open-border policies placed extraordinary strain on our state. Millions of illegal immigrants poured across our border, drug and human trafficking surged, and communities across Texas were ravaged – straining law enforcement, public services and local resources.

When Texas stepped up to protect its citizens, the federal government didn’t just fail to help – it actively stood in the way. The Biden Department of Justice repeatedly sued Texas for taking action to secure the border and enforce the law, forcing our state to shoulder the burden of a crisis it did not create. This dereliction of duty at the federal level cost Texas taxpayers more than $11 billion through Operation Lone Star.

Today, under President Trump’s leadership, order has been restored. Border crossings are at historic lows, and the federal government is once again fulfilling its primary duty to provide for the common defense.

But the security of our border and the safety of our communities cannot depend solely on who occupies the White House. Fortunately, the Constitution provides a remedy that ensures states are not left defenseless if and when future administrations attempt to return us to open-border policies.

Congress now has a critical opportunity to assert this fact.

Article IV, Section 4 is clear that it is the responsibility of the federal government to “protect each [state] against invasion.” But the founders also recognized that this duty might not always be fulfilled. That is why Article I, Section 10 preserves the sovereign authority of states to act in self-defense when they are “actually invaded” or “in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.”

What does this mean? States do not have to be passive victims of a failed federal government.

House Resolution 50, authored by U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Lubbock, and endorsed by every Texas Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, affirms what the Constitution already provides and clarifies the law around when states may exercise their authority to act in self-defense. It does not expand state power or create new law. It provides critically needed clarity. Specifically, the resolution makes clear that border states experienced such a surge in lawlessness from an insecure border that it constituted an imminent danger to our states, cities and communities.

Biden-era legal challenges exposed how ambiguity can be used to block states from defending themselves. Courts will ultimately be asked to resolve this issue. When they do, they will look to Congress for guidance on what constitutes an invasion or imminent danger.

Without that guidance, states like Texas will face the same uncertainty in future legal battles against administrations that seek to reverse strong border policies.

Passing House Resolution 50 will reaffirm the constitutional balance between the federal government and the states and ensure that Texas is never again forced to bear the consequences of Washington’s failures without the ability to fully defend its communities.

Congress has both the opportunity and the responsibility to act now.

This op-ed is submitted by the Texas GOP Caucus, representing Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives from the State of Texas, including Reps. Nathaniel Moran (TX-01), Dan Crenshaw (TX-02), Keith Self (TX-03), Pat Fallon (TX-04), Lance Gooden (TX-05), Jake Ellzey (TX-06), Morgan Luttrell (TX-08), Michael McCaul (TX-10), August Pfluger (TX-11), Craig Goldman (TX-12), Ronny Jackson (TX-13), Randy Weber (TX-14), Monica De La Cruz (TX-15), Jodey Arrington (TX-19), Chip Roy (TX-21), Troy Nehls (TX-22), Beth Van Duyne (TX-24), Roger Williams (TX-25), Brandon Gill (TX-26), Michael Cloud (TX-27), John Carter (TX-31), and Brian Babin (TX-36).

OPINION: Texas paid for Biden’s border crisis. Republicans must make sure it never happens again

Wed, 13 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

TEXAS PAID FOR BIDEN’S BORDER CRISIS. REPUBLICANS MUST MAKE SURE IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN

We know exactly what we can expect from future Democrat administrations

OPINION BY REP. JODEY ARRINGTON
May 13, 2026
AS SEEN IN FOX NEWS

Under President Trump’s leadership, illegal border crossings have plummeted to historic lows and the rule of law has been restored to communities across the country. This is much-needed relief from the open-border chaos and lawlessness we endured under the Biden administration, but Congress would be foolish to think this problem is solved for good.

We’ve seen the consequences of a federal government that abdicates its first and most important responsibility – providing for the common defense – and, if the past is prologue, we know exactly what we can expect from future Democrat administrations that want to take us back.

For four years under Biden, millions of illegal aliens flooded our borders, drug and human trafficking surged, and our communities were overwhelmed. And when Texas stepped up to protect its citizens, the federal government didn’t just fail to help – it actively obstructed. When Texas deployed buoy barriers, the administration sued. When the state installed razor wire, federal agents cut it. When Texas passed laws to enforce immigration policy and restore order, the Department of Justice challenged those efforts in court. The Biden White House used every tool at its disposal to keep the border open and leave states defenseless.

That raised a fundamental question – one that, despite the current successes of President Trump, promises to return under future administrations: Can a state defend its border, protect its citizens, and enforce the law when the federal government fails to do so?

Fortunately, the Constitution answers that question.

Article IV, Section 4 guarantees the federal government "shall protect each [state] against Invasion." But the Founders also understood that this duty might not always be fulfilled, which is why Article I, Section 10 preserves the authority of states to act in self-defense when they are "actually invaded" or "in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay."

The right of a state to defend its people is not a novel theory – it is one the Framers explicitly provided for in the Constitution. That is why I introduced H.Res.50, a resolution endorsed by every Texas Republican in Congress and supported by a broad coalition of policy leaders, legal scholars, and law enforcement officials across the country. It affirms the constitutional authority of states to defend themselves and clarifies Congress’s understanding of when that authority applies.

This resolution does not expand state power or diminish federal authority. It reinforces the constitutional balance and provides the clarity that has been missing when it matters most.

Biden-era legal battles between Texas and the federal government exposed how ambiguity can be used to block states from acting, even in the face of clear and imminent danger. Should these issues arise again under a future administration – and they will – the Supreme Court will look to Congress for guidance on what constitutes an "invasion" or "imminent danger."

H.Res.50 provides such guidance by establishing congressional intent and ensuring we do not leave states defenseless when their federal government abandons them.

This is not a theoretical exercise. It is about what happens the next time Washington fails. We cannot assume that future Democrat administrations will maintain the same commitment to border enforcement that we enjoy today under President Trump.

We have a responsibility to act now. The American people gave Republicans unified control of Washington, and Congress has the opportunity to ensure that states like Texas are never again forced to be passive victims of a failed federal government. We must meet this moment with the urgency it demands.

U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington is a Republican serving the 19th Congressional District of Texas. He is the Chairman of the House Budget Committee and a Senior Member of the House Ways & Means Committee.