Support Border Patrol and Customs agents.

Monica De La Cruz · Texas · Republican

policy impact 0.58 specificity 0.56 extraction confidence 87%

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Evidence

Sponsor: Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (Introduced 09/10/2025). Latest Action: House - 09/10/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. The bill provides FY2026 appropriations for the salaries and expenses of U.S. Border Patrol agents and Office of Field Operations officers required to work during a shutdown.

De La Cruz formally introduced legislation to keep Border Patrol and Customs officers paid during a shutdown, but it remained at introduction/referred stage.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.5260 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

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De La Cruz said her focus must be on passing a final funding bill that supports Border Patrol agents and builds on historic border security; the background section notes the measure included a two-week continuing resolution for DHS while negotiations continued.

In the current term, De La Cruz publicly continued backing border-enforcement personnel and DHS funding, but this was still a funding-negotiation statement rather than enacted support for the specific agents claim.

partial same_term A for effort

De La Cruz Votes to End Shutdown, Secure Funding for South Texas | Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 81%

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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

De La Cruz has materially supported Border Patrol and Customs agents in office by introducing H.R.5260 to fund pay for Border Patrol agents and Customs officers during a shutdown and by backing DHS/border funding negotiations. However, the specific legislative vehicle cited remained only referred to committee, and the evidence does not show an enacted final measure delivering the promised support. This warrants partial credit for same-term effort, not full delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%