The House Judiciary Committee approved the Border Security and Enforcement Act of 2023 after a marathon 12-hour bill markup that began early Wednesday morning and stretched into the evening.Members voted 23-15 to advance the bill toward the House floor. The more-than-130-page proposal included language from a series of bills House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had vowed to fast-track. A solution to the border crisis has been the source of GOP infighting over the past three months.
Just now: Rep. Chip Roy is furious with Democrats on House Judiciary after Rep.
Scanlon reintroduced the amendment to protect children under 5 years old only, but the proposal was denied. Frustrated, Scanlon tried for a third time and introduced the amendment to exempt infants under age 1 from not being able to seek asylum, but the motion failed.