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- Last Action
- 5/23/2025
Actions
- 2025-01-15Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
- 2025-01-15Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2025-01-15Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2025-01-15Introduced in House
- 2025-01-15Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-01-15 (00)
Border Security Investment Act
This bill imposes a fee on the electronic transfer of funds (i.e., remittances) sent to certain countries and provides funding for border security activities from the collected amounts.
Specifically, the fee shall apply to remittances sent through money services business to one of the five countries that had the most citizens or nationals unlawfully enter the United States in the previous fiscal year, as determined by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The fee must be 37% of the amount sent.
Half of the money collected by the fee must be placed in a trust fund for reimbursing border states for expenses incurred for border security enforcement measures. The other half must be placed in another trust fund for (1) deploying technology and installing physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, and (2) paying the wages and salaries of U.S. Border Patrol agents.
If the amount in the trust funds exceeds a certain threshold, the excess money must be used only for deficit reduction.
Cosponsors (7)
- Jake Ellzey (R-TX)
- Keith Self (R-TX)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX)
- Troy Nehls (R-TX)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Craig Goldman (R-TX)
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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