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State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-424| House 
| Updated: 1/15/2025
Dan Crenshaw

Dan Crenshaw

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (13)
Chip Roy (Republican)John R. Carter (Republican)Beth Van Duyne (Republican)Pete Sessions (Republican)Brandon Gill (Republican)Pat Fallon (Republican)Jake Ellzey (Republican)Roger Williams (Republican)August Pfluger (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Monica De La Cruz (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)Craig A. Goldman (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill aims to provide federal reimbursement to states for their border security expenditures, asserting that border security is primarily a Federal responsibility and states have been compelled to allocate significant resources due to perceived federal failures. The legislation highlights that states, such as Texas, have spent billions on border security, leading to an undue burden on state taxpayers. Specifically, the bill mandates that any state which has expended more than $2,500,000,000 on border security and enforcement in support of Federal efforts over the past ten years will have all associated expenses reimbursed. To qualify, Governors of eligible states must submit a detailed accounting of all non-federally funded border security expenses incurred by the state and its municipalities within 180 days of the Act's enactment. The Federal Government is then required to reimburse these expenses within one year of receiving the application.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-1626
State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-7243
Border Security State Reimbursement Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-712
State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2023
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 15, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-1626
    State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-7243
    Border Security State Reimbursement Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-712
    State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2023


  • January 15, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 15, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Immigration

State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-424| House 
| Updated: 1/15/2025
This bill aims to provide federal reimbursement to states for their border security expenditures, asserting that border security is primarily a Federal responsibility and states have been compelled to allocate significant resources due to perceived federal failures. The legislation highlights that states, such as Texas, have spent billions on border security, leading to an undue burden on state taxpayers. Specifically, the bill mandates that any state which has expended more than $2,500,000,000 on border security and enforcement in support of Federal efforts over the past ten years will have all associated expenses reimbursed. To qualify, Governors of eligible states must submit a detailed accounting of all non-federally funded border security expenses incurred by the state and its municipalities within 180 days of the Act's enactment. The Federal Government is then required to reimburse these expenses within one year of receiving the application.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-1626
State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-7243
Border Security State Reimbursement Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-712
State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2023
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 15, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-1626
    State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-7243
    Border Security State Reimbursement Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-712
    State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2023


  • January 15, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 15, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dan Crenshaw

Dan Crenshaw

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (13)
Chip Roy (Republican)John R. Carter (Republican)Beth Van Duyne (Republican)Pete Sessions (Republican)Brandon Gill (Republican)Pat Fallon (Republican)Jake Ellzey (Republican)Roger Williams (Republican)August Pfluger (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Monica De La Cruz (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)Craig A. Goldman (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Immigration

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted