Strengthening our homeland security to protect Americans from threats at home and abroad as well as securing our borders, reforming immigration law and prioritizing American workers and taxpayers.
Strengthen homeland security, secure the border, reform immigration law, and prioritize American workers and taxpayers.
Occurrences
Fighting to Secure Our Border and Reform Our Broken Immigration System
That’s why Barry helped write legislation that will provide for more physical barriers along our borders, and increase the number of border patrol agents – to stop criminal activities and stop illegal crossing.
Thats why Barry helped write legislation that will provide for more physical barriers along our borders, and increase the number of border patrol agents to stop criminal activities and stop illegal crossing. However, to effectively control illegal immigration, we must also end counterproductive policies such as catch and release... Once we have secured our border, we must reform our immigration laws by ending chain migration, stopping visa lotteries...
Evidence
The issue page says Loudermilk’s Homeland Security & Immigration priority is to strengthen homeland security, secure borders, reform immigration law, and prioritize American workers and taxpayers. It also says he and House Republicans passed H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, in May 2023, but that the legislation remains pending because the Senate refused to bring it to a vote.
Congress.gov shows H.R. 2 passed the House on 05/11/2023 by a vote of 219-213 and has the status 'Passed House,' with the bill still in the legislative process and not enacted into law.
Congress.gov lists Barry Loudermilk as a cosponsor of H.R. 163 on 01/09/2025. The bill’s official title is 'To immediately resume construction of the border wall system along the international border between the United States and Mexico to secure the border, enforce the rule of law, and expend appropriated funds as mandated by Congress, and for other purposes.' The bill was introduced and referred to committee.
Loudermilk said he voted for the FY25 budget resolution and described it as a way to 'cut wasteful spending,' 'strengthen the economy,' 'secure our borders,' and 'significantly reduce government intrusion into our lives and pocketbooks.'
Assessments
Loudermilk continued to advocate and vote for measures aligned with the promise, including House-passed border legislation and later cosponsorship of border-wall legislation. However, the cited measures did not become enacted law, and the evidence does not show that the promised package of stronger homeland security, border security, immigration-law reform, and prioritization of American workers and taxpayers was delivered as a completed federal policy outcome. Because he made serious legislative efforts but the outcome was not achieved, this is best scored as not delivered with an effort badge.