---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Congress - Urges Congress to complete a secure border wall on U.S. southern border. -"
description: "Memorials, Congress - Urges Congress to complete a secure border wall on U.S. southern border. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HJR 652"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 652 (112)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Congress", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powers"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-01-11"
last_action: "2022-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a6bee3e-3ab3-455c-818f-3251a30af1de"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0652&GA=112"
source_hash: "f865be058a123e58649dcf987d39ed14dc906bfbb863345e3df43ac797f59288"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee HJR 652 (112) — Memorials, Congress - Urges Congress to complete a secure border wall on U.S. southern border. -

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HJR0652.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/28/2022 2/17/2022 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT 2/28/2022 Passed — **70–22** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 2/8/2022 (1) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 4/12/2022 Passed — **8–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur 4/21/2022 Passed — **27–4** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/15/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Powers — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-12** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-12** Intro., ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-19** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 1/25/2022
- **2022-01-25** Action Def. in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee to 2/8/2022
- **2022-02-02** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/8/2022
- **2022-02-08** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-09** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 2/15/2022
- **2022-02-15** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/17/2022
- **2022-02-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/28/2022
- **2022-02-28** Adopted, Ayes 70, Nays 22, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2022-02-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-03** Received from House, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee `introduction`
- **2022-03-30** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/5/2022
- **2022-04-05** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/6/2022
- **2022-04-05** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/6/2022
- **2022-04-06** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/12/2022
- **2022-04-06** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/12/2022
- **2022-04-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-12** Recommended for concurrence by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-04-19** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2022
- **2022-04-21** Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 4 `passage`
- **2022-04-22** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-22** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-04-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-25** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-26** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-26** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a6bee3e-3ab3-455c-818f-3251a30af1de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).