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HR 1222 · in committee · major

Operation Lone Star Reimbursement Act

What this bill does

  • Texas can seek federal reimbursement for border security expenses it incurred from 2021 through 2025.
  • The Department of Homeland Security and Treasury Department review and process these reimbursement requests.
  • DHS has 120 days to review expenses and Treasury must pay approved amounts within 60 days.

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  1. 01

    What types of border security expenses would Texas be eligible to claim reimbursement for under this bill?

  2. 02

    How would the federal government determine which state-incurred expenses qualify for reimbursement versus those that are a state's responsibility?

  3. 03

    What is the estimated total cost to the federal budget if Texas requests reimbursement for all border security spending from 2021 through 2025?

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Sponsor · R-TX-25

Roger Williams

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Introduced 2025-02-11

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-11 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

  2. 2025-02-11 · house · IntroReferral

    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.

  3. 2025-02-11 · house · IntroReferral

    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.

  4. 2025-02-11 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. 2025-02-11 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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