# 119-hr-2128: Reimbursing Border Communities Act of 2025

119-hr-2128, Reimbursing Border Communities Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2128
- Congress: 119
- Title: Reimbursing Border Communities Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Reimbursing border communities for security-related expenses.** This bill would create a Border Community Reimbursement Grant Program to help eligible local governments near the U.S.-Mexico land border cover security costs, including extra wages for local law enforcement. - Border communities and local law enforcement: Units of local government located within 200 miles of the land border with Mexico could apply for grants. Each grant may not exceed $500,000 per fiscal year and can cover security expenses such as additional wages for officers. - Eligibility and limits: Applicants may not be designated as a sanctuary jurisdiction under the bill's definition. Grant funds may not reimburse nonprofit organizations, pay for legal representation, or provide education, housing, food, or healthcare to an alien. - Oversight and reporting: The Department of Homeland Security would administer the program through U.S. Customs and Border Protection and must report annually through 2035 to the House and Senate Homeland Security committees with details on grant use and implementation recommendations. *Would authorize $25.0 million in annual appropriations from 2026 through 2036 to fund the grants.*

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8] (R-TX), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12] (R-TX), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for border community security costs: benefit, high. This bill would create a DHS grant program to reimburse border communities for security costs. Local governments within 200 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border could apply. Sanctuary jurisdictions, as defined in the bill, would be ineligible. Each grant could be up to $500,000 per year. Funds could not…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2128 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2128)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2128 (as of 2026-04-21).