,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bhj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bc1
 #bjai ,mr4 ,graham 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,grassley1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4
 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,sasse1 ,mr4 ,hawley1 ,mr4 
,tillis1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 
,kennedy1 and ,mrs4 ,blackburn7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,commending the 
officers and personnel of ,u4,s4        
,customs and ,border ,protection for    
their work during the crisis at the     
,southern border4  ,whereas ,u4,s4      
,customs and ,border ,protection        
7referred to in this preamble as ,,cbp7 
is charged with protecting the borders  
of the ,united ,states and facilitating 
travel and trade2 ,whereas the ,southern
 border of the ,united ,states is       
experiencing unprecedented numbers of   
vulnerable individuals attempting to    
enter the country2 ,whereas1 in ,june   

#bjai1 #ajd1cdd individuals were        
apprehended at the ,southern border1    
which is an increase of more than #adj  
percent1 as compared to ,june #bjah2    
,whereas1 as of ,june #bjai1 the number 
of individuals apprehended or determined
 to be inadmissible by ,,cbp at the     
,southern border in fiscal year #bjai is
 #ghj1fch1 already surpassing the fiscal
 year #bjad total of #efi1bhg1 which was
 the highest such number in the         
preceding #e years2 ,whereas the        
,homeland ,security ,advisory ,council  
expects ,southwest border migration     
numbers to approach or exceed #a1jjj1jjj
 individuals in fiscal year #bjai unless
 immediate action is taken2 ,whereas1   
historically1 the majority of           
individuals arriving at the ,southern   
border have been single adult males from
 ,mexico1 but by ,may #bjai1 #gb percent
 of all border enforcement actions were 
associated with unaccompanied children  
and family units2 ,whereas1 due to the  
constant and increasing flow of migrants

 crossing the ,southern border between  
ports of entry1 financial and human     
resources are being diverted from the   
security and law enforcement duties of  
,,cbp1 resulting in--  7#a7 fewer       
seizures of narcotics and illicit       
currency2 and  7#b7 increased wait times
 at ports of entry1 leading to warnings 
of possible produce shortages and       
interruptions in supply chains2         
,whereas more than #dj percent of ,,cbp 
resources are currently being absorbed  
by the humanitarian crisis at the       
,southern border2 ,whereas the final    
emergency interim report published by   
the ,homeland ,security ,advisory       
,council on ,april #af1 #bjai1 notes    
that a substantial number of individuals
 who are apprehended by ,,cbp require   
significant personal and medical care   
that exceeds the ability and capacity of
 ,,cbp1 despite creative and humane     
attempts by ,,cbp to care for such      
individuals in ,,cbp custody2 ,whereas  
,,cbp officers and personnel have raised

 concerns that overcrowding poses       
immediate risks to-- 7#a7 the health and
 safety of the migrants2 and  7#b7 ,,cbp
 officers2 ,whereas ,,cbp officers are  
experiencing both physical illness and  
severe mental and emotional distress as 
a result of the crisis at the ,southern 
border2 ,whereas1 in ,may #bjai1 the    
,commissioner of ,,cbp requested an     
additional #b1ajj1jjj for the ,employee 
,assistance ,program of ,,cbp in order  
to offer additional counseling services 
to ,,cbp officers and personnel to      
respond to unanticipated critical       
incidents and other emerging crises1    
such as the unexpected response required
 for migrant caravans1 employee         
suicides1 and the need for a financial  
wellness program2 and ,whereas1 in the  
face of the most difficult              
circumstances1 ,,cbp officers and       
personnel continue-- 7#a7 to work       
undaunted to protect the ,southern      
border2 and  7#b7 to care for the       
migrants in ,,cbp custody3 ,now1        

therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 commends the men and women of      
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1
 including ,border ,patrol personnel1   
,office of ,field ,operations personnel1
 ,air and ,marine ,operations personnel1
 ,office of ,trade personnel1 and all   
support personnel and their allies for  
their continued honorable service during
 the challenging humanitarian crisis at 
the ,southern border2 and  7#b7 calls on
 ,congress to pass legislation to       
support ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border     
,protection officers and to manage the  
increasing flow of migrants attempting  
to enter the ,united ,states4