Secure America's borders.

Michael T. McCaul · Texas · Republican

policy impact 0.96 specificity 0.78 extraction confidence 98%

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Occurrences

I am committed to continuing this work to secure our borders and protect our national security.

McCaul reiterates his commitment to continue border security efforts and protect national security.

Border Security | Congressman Michael McCaul
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I look forward to using this position to help secure our border

McCaul says he will use his position to help secure the border.

Foreign Affairs | Congressman Michael McCaul
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Evidence

Sponsor: Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (Introduced 05/02/2023). Tracker: this bill has the status Passed House. Roll Call Votes: There have been 2 roll call votes.

McCaul co-led the House effort to advance a major border-security bill, but the legislation only passed the House and did not become law.

never same_term A for effort

H.R.2 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Secure the Border Act of 2023 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (Introduced 01/16/2015). Latest Action: House - 01/27/2015 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 6. Tracker: Tip. This bill has the status Introduced.

McCaul introduced a border-security bill, but it stalled in the House and was not enacted.

never same_term A for effort

H.R.399 - 114th Congress (2015-2016): Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (Introduced 07/28/2017). Latest Action: House - 03/23/2018 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 471. Tracker: Tip. This bill has the status Introduced.

McCaul again advanced border-security legislation, but it remained an introduced bill and never became law.

never same_term A for effort

H.R.3548 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Border Security for America Act of 2017 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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"Today, we delivered real, actionable solutions to restore law and order at our border. As Title 42 ends today, there is no more time to waste. We urge the Senate to act and pass the Secure the Border Act to restore the integrity of our homeland security."

Official House committee statement shows McCaul helped pass a border bill in the House, but it still required Senate action and was not a final policy delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

Chairmen McCaul, Green, Jordan Statement on Passage of H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act - Committee on Foreign Affairs
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McCaul announced the House passage of a provision reimbursing border states with $12 billion for costs incurred to secure the border under the Biden administration. The release says he "has championed the provision and advocated for its passage for months."

McCaul secured funding to reimburse border-security costs, showing concrete action on the issue, but reimbursement is not the same as actually securing the border.

partial same_term A for effort

McCaul Secures Provision to Pay Border States Back for Border Security Costs Incurred Under Biden | Congressman Michael McCaul
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McCaul (for himself and Mr. Cuellar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security. The bill would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program.

McCaul continued introducing border- and migration-related legislation in the same term, but this was only an introduced bill referred to committee, not enacted border security delivery.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 8253 (IH) - Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act - BILLS-119hr8253ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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McCaul said, "As someone who lives in a border state, Texas, we saw the most dangerous wide-open border that I've seen in my 22 years in Congress."

This shows McCaul was still framing the border as an ongoing problem in the same term, which supports unresolved status rather than completed delivery.

unresolved same_term A for effort

McCaul Questions Acting ICE Director Lyons at Homeland Security Committee Hearing on DHS Oversight | Congressman Michael McCaul
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Public Law 119-21 appropriated $46,550,000,000 for CBP border infrastructure and wall systems, $4,100,000,000 to hire and train additional CBP personnel, $6,168,000,000 for border security, technology, and screening, $10,000,000,000 for a State Border Security Reinforcement Fund, and $10,000,000,000 for DHS border-support reimbursement.

This official enacted law materially upgrades prior House-passage evidence: major border-security funding and grant authority became law during McCaul's service. It supports partial delivery, not full delivery, because appropriations and program authority do not prove that America's borders were fully secured.

partial same_term A for effort

Public Law 119-21 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14
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The House Clerk recorded Roll Call 190 on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as passed 218-214 on July 3, 2025. The vote list records Rep. McCaul, Republican of Texas, voting Aye.

McCaul took concrete legislative action by voting for final House passage of H.R. 1, which became the public law containing major border-security appropriations. This strengthens partial-credit evidence and warrants an effort badge, but it still does not prove the broad promised outcome was fully achieved.

partial same_term A for effort

Roll Call 190 | Bill Number: H. R. 1 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

McCaul materially advanced border-security policy in office and helped secure same-term enacted results, including voting for and publicly championing a 2025 law that provided major border-security, CBP staffing, infrastructure, and state reimbursement funding. He also backed and promoted larger border bills such as H.R. 2, but those measures did not become law. Because the promise was the broad outcome of securing America’s borders, and the evidence still shows the border was being described as unsecured afterward, this supports partial credit rather than full delivery.

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partial same_term A for effort

McCaul repeatedly sponsored, co-led, and voted for border-security measures, and during his current federal service a law was enacted with major border infrastructure, personnel, technology, state border-security, and reimbursement funding. That is meaningful progress toward the promise and candidate credit is supported by his vote and advocacy. But the promise was broad, and the evidence does not show that America's borders were actually secured as a completed outcome; some key bills only passed the House or stalled, and McCaul continued describing the border as an ongoing problem.

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partial same_term A for effort

McCaul made repeated federal legislative efforts to strengthen border security, including sponsoring border-security bills in 2015 and 2017 and helping advance H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023, through the House. However, the core promised outcome, securing America's borders, was not shown as fully achieved: the major bills cited did not become law, and later evidence still describes the border as an ongoing problem. The 2025 House-passed reimbursement provision is a concrete border-related policy win during his service, but reimbursing states for prior border-security costs is not equivalent to securing the border. This supports partial credit with an effort badge rather than full delivery.

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never unknown A for effort

McCaul made repeated serious legislative efforts related to border security, including sponsoring border-security bills and helping pass H.R. 2 through the House, plus advocating reimbursement funding for state border-security costs. However, the cited major border-security bills did not become law, and reimbursement funding does not itself fulfill the promised outcome of securing America's borders. The evidence supports substantial effort but not delivery of the promised result.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%