Steil is working to secure the border by supporting policies to stop the flow of illicit fentanyl and end the human trafficking crisis.
Support policies to secure the border and stop the flow of illicit fentanyl and human trafficking.
Occurrences
We must continue working to secure our border.
In Congress, Steil is focused on securing the border to stop the human trafficking crisis and deadly flow of fentanyl.
Evidence
Steil led 116 House Republicans urging President Biden to secure the border, stem fentanyl coming from China and across the southern border, and support permanent Schedule I treatment for fentanyl-related substances.
The House vote record shows Steil voted Yea on the rule for H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, which was designed to advance border-security legislation.
Steil led a congressional letter arguing Mexico's role in fentanyl production and distribution is impossible to ignore and demanding collaboration to combat the fentanyl trade.
The House passed the Preventing the Financing of Illegal Synthetic Drugs Act, later Public Law 118-79, by a 402-2 vote; the bill targets illicit finance tied to trafficking of synthetic drugs including fentanyl.
Assessments
Steil took clear same-term federal action aligned with the promise: voting to advance House border-security legislation, leading letters pressing the administration and Mexico on fentanyl trafficking, and supporting broader anti-fentanyl finance legislation that became law. However, the full promised outcome was broad and results-oriented: securing the border and stopping illicit fentanyl and human trafficking. The evidence shows advocacy and partial policy movement, not completion of the full border-security, fentanyl-flow, and human-trafficking outcome. Because he made serious legislative and oversight efforts but did not fully deliver the promised result, this merits partial credit with an effort badge.
The promise was framed as supporting policies, not single-handedly securing the border or eliminating fentanyl and trafficking. The evidence shows Steil took concrete same-term actions aligned with the pledge: supporting House border-security legislation, leading letters on fentanyl enforcement and border security, and participating in broader anti-fentanyl legislative activity that became law. These actions satisfy the promised support role for a House member, even though the broader border and trafficking problems were not fully solved.