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119-hr-424119th Congress

State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would create a federal reimbursement program to repay states for non‑federally funded border security costs. It targets states that spent more than $2.5 billion on border security in the 10 years before enactment and requires an accounting before payment.

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  • States and municipalities: Eligible states that meet the $2.5 billion threshold would submit an accounting of non‑federal border security expenses and could receive full reimbursement for those qualifying costs.
  • Timelines for action: Governors must file an accounting within 180 days of enactment and the federal government must reimburse the claimed amounts within 1 year after submission.
  • Taxpayers and budgets: The bill shifts responsibility for past state border security spending to the federal government by creating a federal repayment obligation for qualifying expenses.
  • Implementation uncertainty: The bill does not define which activities or cost categories qualify as "border security and enforcement in support of Federal efforts," leaving eligibility details to later implementation.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Federal reimbursements for state border costs

If enacted, the federal government would repay certain states for recent border security costs. A state would qualify only if it spent more than $2.5 billion in the 10 years before enactment on border security and enforcement in support of federal efforts. Governors would have 180 days after enactment to submit an accounting of non‑federally funded costs by the state and its municipalities. The federal government would then reimburse those submitted expenses within 1 year after the state applies. The bill does not specify a funding cap or source.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]

TX • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/15/2025

  • Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/22/2025

  • Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/22/2025

  • Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/22/2025

  • Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/22/2025

  • Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/22/2025

  • Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/22/2025

  • Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 2/10/2025

  • Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 2/10/2025

  • Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 2/10/2025

  • Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 2/11/2025

  • Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 2/12/2025

  • Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 2/13/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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