State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 5/18/2021
Actions
- 2021-05-18Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- 2021-03-08Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2021-03-08Introduced in House
- 2021-03-08Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-08 (00)
State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2021
This bill requires the federal government to reimburse eligible states for their border security expenses.
To be eligible, a state must have expended more than $2.5 billion on border security and enforcement in the 10 years before this bill's enactment. If such a state provides an accounting of all of its nonfederally funded border security expenses any time up to 180 days after this bill's enactment, the federal government shall reimburse the full amount.
Cosponsors (20)
- Troy Nehls (R-TX)
- Michael Burgess (R-TX)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- KAY GRANGER (R-TX)
- Roger Williams (R-TX)
- Michael McCaul (R-TX)
- Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
- Pat Fallon (R-TX)
- August Pfluger (R-TX)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX)
- Chip Roy (R-TX)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
- Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
- Jodey Arrington (R-TX)
- Michael Cloud (R-TX)
- Tony Gonzales (R-TX)
- Jake Ellzey (R-TX)
- PETE SESSIONS (R-TX)
Subjects
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Intergovernmental relations
- State and local finance
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