HR1222Referred to Committee

Operation Lone Star Reimbursement Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-11
Introduced
11
Cosponsors
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Roger Williams
Roger Williams
Republican · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 97.9% (529 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (11)

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

2025-02-11

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Plain-English Summary

This bill would reimburse Texas for costs it spent on Operation Lone Star, a state-led immigration enforcement effort along the Texas-Mexico border. The reimbursement would cover expenses like deploying National Guard troops and law enforcement to address illegal border crossings and related activities. The bill aims to have the federal government help pay for border security operations that Texas undertook on its own.

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Immigration

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1222 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1222 To reimburse the State of Texas for expenses incurred for activities conducted relating to securing the southern international border of the United States, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2025 Mr. Williams of Texas (for himself, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Self, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Babin, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Gill of Texas, and Mr. Luttrell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To reimburse the State of Texas for expenses incurred for activities conducted relating to securing the southern international border of the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Operation Lone Star Reimbursement Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The Federal Government is primarily responsible for securing the borders of the United States at and between ports of entry. (2) Due to the lack of border action by the Federal Government from January 20, 2021, to January 19, 2025, the State of Texas has been forced to continually appropriate funds to secure the southern border of the United States. (3) Texas has taken these actions to help maintain safety and security for all citizens across the United States by protecting against the criminal acts of-- (A) human trafficking; (B) sex trafficking; (C) drug proliferation; (D) illicit movement of weapons and contraband; (E) criminal organizations; and (F) unlawful entry. (4) In March 2021, the Governor of Texas launched Operation Lone Star to combat these threats, resulting in-- (A) apprehension of over half a million illegal immigrants; (B) 140,000 attempted illegal entries denied; (C) over 50,000 criminal arrests; (D) the seizure of half a billion lethal doses of fentanyl; and (E) construction of over 240 miles of border barriers. (5) The amount the State of Texas spent on border security to combat the crisis at Texas' southern border was $11.1 billion of Texas taxpayer funding. SEC. 3. REIMBURSEMENTS FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS. (a) Application for Reimbursement.--The Governor of Texas shall submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of the Treasury an application for reimbursement, which shall include-- (1) a list of expenses incurred by the State of Texas for activities conducted relating to securing the southern international border of the United States during the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025; and (2) the total amount of expenses incurred for such activities. (b) Application Review.--The Secretary of Homeland Security must review the State of Texas' application within 120 days after receival and determine what expenses that incurred are eligible for reimbursement and submit a report to Congress on the final decision. (c) Reimbursement.--Not later than 60 days after the Secretary of Homeland Security has submitted the reimbursement decision to Congress, the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to the State of Texas, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, an amount equal to the total amount of expenses determined reimbursable. <all>
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