Secure the border and strengthen public safety.

securing our borders and public safety

Onder said his campaign agenda includes securing the border and improving public safety.

Onder touts Trump endorsement in his campaign for Congress - Missourinet
secondary · interview · model gpt-5.4-mini

Republicans remain committed to ensuring federal law is enforced, communities are protected, and taxpayer dollars are not used to reward jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with immigration enforcement.

Calls for continued enforcement of federal immigration law, protection of communities, and withholding taxpayer funds from noncooperative sanctuary jurisdictions.

Rep. Onder Newsletter: Secretary McMahon in Ed & Workforce | Representative Bob Onder
primary · other · model gpt-5.4-mini

I'm grateful to be back in Washington, fighting for Missourians; to strengthen our economy, secure our nation's borders, protect women's sports, and honor our first responders.

Onder reiterated that he is fighting to secure the nation's borders while representing Missouri's 3rd District in Congress.

Rep. Onder Statement on the Government Reopening | Representative Bob Onder
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.5

Fighting Illegal Immigration

The campaign site lists fighting illegal immigration among Dr. Bob Onder's priorities.

Dr. Bob Onder for Congress
campaign · campaign_site · model gpt-5.5

Fighting illegal immigration

The campaign issues page lists fighting illegal immigration as one of Onder's priorities, tied to his record opposing sanctuary cities, illegal hiring, and catch-and-release policies.

Dr. Bob Onder for Congress
campaign · campaign_site · model gpt-5.5

Onder’s campaign priorities page lists “Fighting illegal immigration” and says he sponsored Missouri legislation to ban sanctuary cities, crack down on hiring illegal aliens, and end catch-and-release.

Official campaign material shows border enforcement and public safety were central stated priorities.

unresolved same_term

Dr. Bob Onder for Congress
campaign · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 94%

The House passed H.R. 1958, the Deporting Fraudsters Act, and the clerk’s vote record shows Robert F. Onder, Jr. voted Yea on passage.

Onder backed a concrete immigration-enforcement bill that would make certain fraud-related offenses grounds for inadmissibility or deportation.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 99%

Onder’s recent votes page shows he voted Yea on H.R. 7744, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026, which the page lists as Passed.

He supported legislation to fund DHS, the department responsible for border security and immigration enforcement.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Recent Votes for Robert F. Onder, Jr.
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

Onder’s official House profile shows he serves on the Judiciary Committee’s Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement subcommittee.

His committee assignment aligns with immigration enforcement and border-security work, but it is not by itself proof that the campaign promise was fulfilled.

unresolved same_term

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 93%

The House profile lists Robert F. Onder, Jr. as a Missouri 3rd District Republican, with an oath of office date of Jan. 03, 2025, and shows committee assignments including the Judiciary Committee’s Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement subcommittee.

Onder is serving in the relevant federal term and holds a committee post aligned with immigration enforcement and border security.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 96%

Onder’s recent votes page shows a Yea vote on H.R. 7744, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026, which the page lists as Passed.

He supported DHS funding during the term, a concrete step toward border security and public safety implementation.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Recent Votes for Robert F. Onder, Jr.
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%

The clerk’s roll call record shows House passage of H.R. 1958, the Deporting Fraudsters Act, and records Robert F. Onder, Jr. as voting Yea.

Onder backed a border/immigration-enforcement bill that passed the House, showing active same-term effort.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 99%

Congress.gov’s member activity page lists multiple 119th Congress roll call votes in 2026 and shows Onder’s activity on immigration- and public-safety-related legislation during the current term, including votes on House passage measures and enforcement-related bills.

Official congressional activity confirms continued same-term engagement, but not a final enacted federal outcome securing the border or fully strengthening public safety.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Robert F. Onder, Jr. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 83%

The Clerk's roll call votes page says the House is not in session and lists the next session as June 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM.

No House floor action is shown in the June 18-20 lookback window, so there is no fresh official vote evidence that the border/public-safety promise was delivered.

unresolved same_term

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call Votes
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 83%

Onder's campaign priorities page lists "Fighting illegal immigration" and says he sponsored and passed Missouri HB1549 in 2008 to ban sanctuary cities, crack down on public employers and contractors who hire illegal aliens, and end catch-and-release of illegal aliens.

Official campaign material establishes that immigration enforcement and related public-safety claims were part of Onder's platform.

unresolved unknown

Dr. Bob Onder for Congress
campaign · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

Missouri's official August 5, 2008 primary returns list U.S. Representative District 9 Republican results: Onder, Bob 15,752 votes, 29.0%; Luetkemeyer, Blaine 21,543 votes, 39.7%.

Onder lost the 2008 Republican primary, so he did not enter Congress in that cycle and could not deliver the promise in that same federal term.

never same_term

All Races for the August 2008 Primary
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 99%

The House Clerk profile lists Robert F. Onder, Jr. as Missouri 3rd District Republican, oath of office Jan. 03, 2025, and committee assignments including Judiciary's Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement subcommittee.

Onder later gained federal office and held a committee assignment directly related to immigration enforcement and border security.

unresolved later_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

Congress.gov lists Onder's 119th Congress activity, including 13 sponsored bills, 124 cosponsored measures, 418 House roll-call votes, and issue filters including Crime and Law Enforcement and Immigration.

Official congressional records show later-term legislative activity in areas tied to public safety and immigration, but not full fulfillment of the broad border-security promise.

partial later_term A for effort

Robert F. Onder, Jr. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

Congress.gov says S.5 became Public Law No. 119-1 on Jan. 29, 2025. The CRS summary says the bill requires DHS to detain certain non-U.S. nationals arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting, and authorizes states to sue over immigration-enforcement failures.

The enacted Laken Riley Act is a concrete federal immigration-enforcement and public-safety outcome during Onder's later federal service, but it only partially addresses the broad promise to secure the border and strengthen public safety.

partial later_term

S.5 - Laken Riley Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

The Clerk's roll-call page for S.5, the Laken Riley Act, records a Jan. 22, 2025 House passage vote with status Passed, 263 yeas to 156 nays, and a party table showing Republican 217 yeas, 0 nays, 1 not voting.

The House passage record supports the later-term enactment of an immigration/public-safety law, though this evidence alone does not prove full border-security fulfillment.

partial later_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 23, S.5
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

The reported text of H.R.1958 says it would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act so aliens convicted of defrauding the U.S. government or unlawfully receiving public benefits are inadmissible and deportable; the introduction line includes Mr. Onder among the original sponsors.

Onder advanced a concrete later-term immigration-enforcement bill, showing effort toward the promise, but the bill text and status do not show final enactment.

partial later_term A for effort

Text - H.R.1958 - Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

The Clerk's roll-call record for H.R.1958, the Deporting Fraudsters Act, says the vote question was On Passage, status Passed, 231 yeas to 186 nays, and lists Onder, Republican, Missouri, as voting Yea.

Onder voted for a House-passed immigration-enforcement bill in his later federal term, a concrete effort but not proof of final enacted fulfillment.

partial later_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 99%

Congress.gov lists H.R.1958 as an immigration bill referred to the House Judiciary Committee, with committee meeting activity and text/cosponsor records, but the tracker shown does not indicate that it became law.

The official bill record supports effort on immigration enforcement but indicates the measure had not itself become enacted law in the record reviewed.

partial later_term A for effort

H.R.1958 - Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2025 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 89%