Reimburses states for past and current spending on border security and enforcement in support of federal efforts, incentivizing and funding more state involvement in immigration enforcement.
States that have expended more than $2,500,000,000 on border security and enforcement in support of Federal efforts in the ten years prior to the date of the enactment of this Act shall have all associated expenses reimbursed.
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Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6
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2025-01-15: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill provides federal reimbursement to qualifying states (explicitly referencing Texas's multi-billion-dollar expenditures) for border security and enforcement expenses incurred in support of federal immigration efforts. This expands the scope of state immigration enforcement by removing the financial burden on states and incentivizing greater state participation in border operations.