---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Congress - Urges the federal government to do all within its power to secure the U.S. border. -"
description: "Memorials, Congress - Urges the federal government to do all within its power to secure the U.S. border. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HJR 801"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 801 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Congress", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McCalmon"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 38
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2024-01-25"
last_action: "2024-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fbcf79d9-4635-4af5-bb7e-aee81d897923"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0801&GA=113"
source_hash: "5ab1ad906101f02bffe9ccc758ad8da6e15a5b4736d5ca4c11025d1c23c1aeba"
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 801 (113) — Memorials, Congress - Urges the federal government to do all within its power to secure the U.S. border. -

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment SA0936** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0936.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HJR0801.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/16/2024 Passed — **69–22** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 2/7/2024 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/16/2024 Passed — **70–21** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT 2/26/2024 Passed (1) — **74–20** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION MOTION TO ADOPT 2/26/2024 Passed — **75–18** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/14/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/26/2024 2/22/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 2 PNV 0 4/2/2024 Passed — **9–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Motion to Concur 4/11/2024 Passed — **26–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- McCalmon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-29** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-01-29** Intro., ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-30** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-30** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-01-31** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/7/2024
- **2024-02-07** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 2/14/2024
- **2024-02-07** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/22/2024
- **2024-02-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/26/2024
- **2024-02-26** Adopted, Ayes 74, Nays 20, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-02-29** Received from House, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee `introduction`
- **2024-03-12** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-19** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-19** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-26** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/2/2024
- **2024-03-26** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/2/2024
- **2024-04-02** Recommended for concurrence, as amended, by Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-04-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/11/2024
- **2024-04-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-11** Concurred as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 4
- **2024-04-11** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0936)
- **2024-04-15** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/16/2024
- **2024-04-16** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 69, Nays 22 PNV 0 HJR0801
- **2024-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-17** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-17** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-18** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-18** 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/fbcf79d9-4635-4af5-bb7e-aee81d897923`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).