House Republicans debuted a 213-page border security and immigration bill that GOP leadership insisted will "end the crisis and restore sanity" if enacted, but the party faces new challenges of getting members on board ahead of a floor vote next week.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Tuesday introduced the Secure the Border Act of 2023, comprised of approximately 20 bills that the Republican-led Homeland Security, Judiciary, and Foreign Affairs committees passed in April.

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“House Republicans’ Secure the Border Act would end the crisis and restore sanity, safety, and security at our borders," McCarthy wrote in a statement with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), and House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY).

GOP leadership's decision to put forth its plan comes just days after Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, disclosed in an exclusive interview with the Washington Examiner on Friday that he would not support the bill in a floor vote if it did not address the cartels in a significant way.

"It doesn't talk about the cartels," Crenshaw said during an interview in his office. "So the people who have operational control of the border, the people who are killing 80,000 Americans a year by trafficking fentanyl through the border, are completely unaddressed in this bill. This is something we've brought up to leadership many times over the past few months as they've gone over this."

Cartels are mentioned nearly a dozen times but only on two pages and in reference to a report that the bill would mandate Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Secretary of State Antony Blinken conduct within 60 days of passage on the idea of labeling cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.

The legislation doesn't include Crenshaw's Declaring War on Cartels Act, which would have drastically expanded the U.S. government's ability to go after cross-border organized crime rings, known as cartels. Crenshaw was unavailable for comment on Tuesday.

However, the bill satisfied Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX), a former holdout involved in talks with leadership and committee chairmen in the lead-up to Tuesday.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-TN), and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) were listed as co-sponsors.

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“After announcing our border security framework almost one year ago, our committees have put forth legislation to roll back the harm this administration has caused our country," the three chairmen said in a joint statement. "From supporting the dedicated men and women of our Border Patrol and investing in technology to ending this administration's reckless catch-and-release policies and seeking to renegotiate proven policies like Remain in Mexico and the Asylum Cooperation Agreements, the Secure the Border Act does exactly what the title says."

A spokesman for Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) said his amendment to the Judiciary Committee-passed bill was included in the final product.