H.Res. 540: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the motivations of the members of the Texas Legislature who have fled to the Nation's capital from Texas and urging the Sergeant at Arms of the House, the United States Capitol Police, and Department of Justice to cooperate with the Texas Department of Public Safety in their efforts to return these members to Texas.

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H.Res. 540: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the motivations of the members of the Texas Legislature who have fled to the Nation's capital from Texas and urging the Sergeant at Arms of the House, the United States Capitol Police, and Department of Justice to cooperate with the Texas Department of Public Safety in their efforts to return these members to Texas.

117th Congress · introduced 2021-07-20 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the motivations of the members of the Texas Legislature who have fled to the Nation's capital from Texas and urging the Sergeant at Arms of the House, the United States Capitol Police, and Department of Justice to cooperate with the Texas Department of Public Safety in their efforts to return these members to Texas.

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This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) the claims made by the members of the Texas legislature who have fled to the nation's capital from Texas are unfounded at best and deceiving at worst, and (2) their actions have further resulted in their abandonment of their responsibilities and duty to fulfill their oath of office. The resolution also urges the House Sergeant at Arms, the U.S. Capitol Police, and the Department of Justice to cooperate with the Texas Department of Public Safety in their efforts to return these members to Texas.

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Sponsor: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] · 15 cosponsors

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John R. Carter (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Roger Williams (R-TX), August Pfluger (R-TX), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] reported raising $3.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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• Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hres540.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hres>

Record fed-us-cong117-hres540 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117