I will call on Congress to pass H.Res.50, the resolution affirming states’ constitutional authority to defend themselves when the federal government fails to secure the border.

Jodey C. Arrington · Texas · Republican

policy impact 0.74 specificity 0.88 extraction confidence 94%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

I’m calling on Congress to act now to pass this resolution and ensure that no future Democrat administration can take us back to open-border lawlessness.

Arrington urges Congress to pass his border-defense resolution.

Full Texas Republican Delegation Backs Arrington Resolution Affirming States’ Right to Defend Against Border Invasion | U.S. Representative Jodey Arrington
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

unverified · Source version 31559 · locator unknown

Congress.gov lists Rep. Jodey C. Arrington as sponsor and shows the resolution was introduced on 2025-01-16, then referred to the House Judiciary Committee. The summary says the resolution declares states have the sovereign right to exclude people without a lawful right to be there and unilateral authority to defend against invasion.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Arrington took the concrete advocacy step promised in the claim by sponsoring and introducing H.Res.50; the measure itself remains only referred and has not advanced further.

partial same_term A for effort

H.Res.50 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Recognizing that article I, section 10 of the United States Constitution explicitly reserves to the States the sovereign power to repel an invasion and defend their citizenry from the overwhelming and "imminent danger" posed by paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels, terrorists and criminal actors who seized control of our southern border.
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 94%

verified · Source version 60400 · locator 903

submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill text shows Arrington submitted H.Res.50 in the House and it was referred to Judiciary, completing the promised congressional advocacy step in the same House term.

delivered same_term

H. Res. 50 Introduced in House (IH) - GovInfo bill text
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

unverified · Source version 60402 · locator unknown

Sponsors Jodey C. Arrington(TX)

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo identifies Jodey C. Arrington as sponsor of H.Res.50 in the 119th Congress, confirming his direct role in advancing the resolution.

delivered same_term

H. Res. 50 (IH) - Recognizing that article I, section 10 of the United States Constitution explicitly reserves to the States the sovereign power to repel an invasion and defend their citizenry from the overwhelming and "imminent danger" posed by paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels, terrorists and criminal actors who seized control of our southern border. - BILLS-119hres50ih | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

verified · Source version 60403 · locator 2843

I’m calling on Congress to act now to pass this resolution

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Arrington’s official House press release contains a direct call for Congress to pass H.Res.50, matching the promised action.

delivered same_term

Full Texas Republican Delegation Backs Arrington Resolution Affirming States’ Right to Defend Against Border Invasion | U.S. Representative Jodey Arrington
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

verified · Source version 60405 · locator 2001

Passing H.Res.50 will reaffirm the constitutional balance between the federal government and the states

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Arrington’s official House page continued urging passage of H.Res.50 and framed the resolution as necessary to affirm state authority.

delivered same_term

Support for H.Res.50: Affirming States’ Constitutional Right to Defend Against Border Invasion | U.S. Representative Jodey Arrington
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

Assessments

Public state: delivered As of 2026-09-18 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

The verified commitment was an advocacy promise to call on Congress to pass the resolution, not a promise that Congress would enact it. Verified evidence shows Arrington did call on Congress to pass the resolution and official bill text shows the resolution was submitted and referred in the same federal House term. His contribution was material because the cited passages document his own call and congressional submission activity.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term

The promise was to call on Congress to pass H.Res.50, not to guarantee that Congress would enact it. Arrington directly carried out that advocacy step by sponsoring and introducing H.Res.50 on January 16, 2025. Congress.gov shows the measure was referred to the House Judiciary Committee and did not advance further, but the claimed action itself was completed during the same term.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 94%