Congress is out of session until Monday, November 9 for the midterm campaign. No new roll-call votes until then; the last were the House on Sep 16 and the Senate on Sep 30.

Issues / Issue · Aug 7 – Oct 5, 2026

Border Security Equipment

21Members · 6 D · 15 R
29Actions · 13 D · 16 R
10States & territories · AZ · TX · NY · GU lead
$22.51BFunding announced

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
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Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 2
StatementsResponses to news 2
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 6
PraisedCredit for a decision or person 1
Visits and eventsTours, town halls, site visits 2
Announced fundingGrants and approvals 7
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 7
Other 2

Developing stories

1 threads · 2 of 29 actions

Border Wall Construction on Tribal Lands

1 member

  1. Aug 25Grijalva called on DHS and Interior to halt border wall construction on Tribal lands pending consultation.
  2. Aug 25Grijalva hosted town hall on border wall construction impacts to Tohono O'odham Nation lands.

2 actions →

Where they stand

Support · 4

  • RCrane AZIntroduced bill to warn travelers of cartel violence near southern border
  • RFedorchak NDSupports Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act
  • RBoebert COPraised border security achievements and Republican legislation
  • RTenney NYSupports border security personnel, technology, and resources

Oppose · 2

  • DGrijalva AZOpposes border wall construction and militarization of borderlands
  • DGallego AZOpposes DHS deployment on tribal land without tribal consent

What each party did · Democrats 13 · Republicans 16

  • 1Sent letters1
  • 1Statements1
  • 6Criticized0
  • 0Praised1
  • 2Visits and events0
  • 1Announced funding6
  • 2Filed or pushed bills5
  • 0Other2

By state

  • AZ13
  • TX7
  • NY3
  • GU1
  • FL1
  • ND1
  • CO1
  • NJ1

+2 more with fewer actions

Every action

29 actions · 30 releases
  1. Oct 5, 2026
    • Funding

      RCornyn TX $7.5B

      Praised delivery of $7.5 billion in border security reimbursement funds to Texas.

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    • Criticism

      DGrijalva AZ

      Criticized Border Patrol raid and tree destruction during border wall construction near Lochiel.

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  2. Oct 2, 2026
    • Funding

      RMoylan GU $1M

      Announced $1.025 million in federal funding for Guam Customs border security equipment upgrades.

      Release ↗

  3. Oct 1, 2026
    • Bill

      RCrane AZ

      Introduced bill requiring warning signage for dangerous border areas and cartel violence.

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  4. Sep 29, 2026
    • Criticism

      DGrijalva AZ

      Criticized closure of public lands for border wall construction without transparency.

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  5. Sep 23, 2026
    • Bill

      RCrane AZ

      Announced Senate companion bill introduced for House-passed border tunnel oversight legislation.

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  6. Sep 22, 2026
  7. Sep 21, 2026
    • Funding

      RRoy TX $7.5B

      Welcomed $7.5 billion reimbursement to Texas for border security costs.

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  8. Sep 18, 2026
    • Funding

      RArrington TX

      Announced Texas received federal reimbursement for border security costs from Biden administration.

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    • Bill

      RScott FL

      Introduced bill to strengthen Department of Homeland Security efforts against illegal border tunnel operations.

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  9. Sep 17, 2026
    • Praise

      RFedorchak ND

      Announced passage of four cosponsored bills strengthening border security and consumer protections.

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  10. Sep 16, 2026
    • Bill

      DKennedy NY

      Passed NEXUS for Families Act to simplify cross-border travel enrollment for families.

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    • Bill

      RLangworthy NY

      Passed Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act requiring DHS to assess and update northern border security strategy.

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    • Statement

      RBoebert CO

      Published op-ed crediting Trump administration and House Republicans with securing the southern border.

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  11. Sep 11, 2026
    • Criticism

      DGrijalva AZ

      Criticized proposed expansion of Border Patrol checkpoints in Southern Arizona as wasteful spending.

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  12. Sep 6, 2026
    • Statement

      RHamadeh AZ

      Issued travel alert for U.S. citizens in Nogales, Sonora due to security threats.

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  13. Sep 4, 2026
    • Visit

      DPou NJ

      Visited northern border with colleagues to assess security and enforcement.

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  14. Sep 2, 2026
    • Criticism

      DGrijalva AZ

      Criticized border wall construction near Quitobaquito Springs on Tohono O'odham lands.

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  15. Aug 26, 2026
    • Criticism

      DGrijalva AZ

      Condemned federal agents' unauthorized entry onto Tohono O'odham Nation lands for border wall pre-construction activities.

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    • Criticism

      DGallego AZ

      Criticized Trump administration for deploying DHS agents on Tohono O'odham Nation land without consent.

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    • Funding

      RCiscomani AZ $1M

      Secured $1 million in federal funding for Cochise County Sheriff's Office communications equipment.

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  16. Aug 25, 2026
  17. Aug 24, 2026
    • Funding

      DGonzalez TX $4.2M

      Secured $4.2 million in federal funds for Cameron County Sheriff's Office equipment and border security.

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  18. Aug 21, 2026
    • Statement

      RTenney NY

      Released a comprehensive border security plan to secure borders and enforce immigration laws.

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  19. Aug 17, 2026
  20. Aug 11, 2026
    • Letter

      RCornyn TX

      Sent letter to DHS urging direct stakeholder consultation before border barrier construction in Big Bend parks.

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  21. Aug 10, 2026
    • Bill

      RLee UT

      Introduced bill to disincentivize child trafficking and combat asylum fraud at the border.

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  22. Aug 7, 2026
    • Bill

      DHassan NH

      Passed bipartisan bill requiring updated Northern Border Threat Analysis and strategy.

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