I look forward to working to maintain a secure border, stop the flow of fentanyl and other deadly narcotics into our communities, and ensure every American is protected at home and abroad.
Work to maintain a secure border, stop the flow of fentanyl and other deadly narcotics into communities, and ensure Americans are protected at home and abroad.
Occurrences
Evidence
Floor votes listed for May 12, 2026 were Roll 156, Save Our Shrimpers Act, and Roll 157, Combating Organized Retail Crime Act. The page does not list any border-security or fentanyl-specific bill or amendment for that day.
Joyce said, 'I look forward to working to maintain a secure border, stop the flow of fentanyl and other deadly narcotics into our communities, and ensure every American is protected at home and abroad.' The post says the House Republican Conference ratified his selection to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
On May 12, 2026, Joyce announced the House passed the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, describing it as a bipartisan, bicameral bill to create a coordinated multi-agency response and new tools to combat organized retail theft and related criminal operations.
The May 21, 2026 House floor-votes page lists Roll Calls 187-191 on Smithsonian and veterans legislation; it does not show a border-security or fentanyl-specific vote on that day.
Assessments
Joyce has taken relevant federal steps toward the promise, including joining the House Homeland Security Committee and publicly tying that role to border security and fentanyl interdiction. The organized retail crime bill is a public-safety enforcement accomplishment but is not a direct border-security or fentanyl-delivery outcome. The evidence does not show enactment or completion of a border/fentanyl policy attributable to Joyce, so this is partial progress rather than delivered.
Joyce took a concrete step aligned with the promise by joining the House Committee on Homeland Security and publicly committing to work on border security, fentanyl, narcotics interdiction, and protection of Americans. However, the evidence shows an assignment and intent to work, not enacted policy or a completed federal outcome that materially maintained a secure border or stopped fentanyl flows. The May 2026 floor-vote evidence also does not show passage of a directly relevant border or fentanyl measure. Because the promise is framed as 'work to' rather than guaranteeing a specific enacted result, this supports partial credit with an effort badge, not full delivery.