HR 445 · in committee · significant

Border Security Investment Act

What this bill does

This bill charges a 37% fee on money transfers to countries with the most undocumented border crossers.
The fee affects people sending remittances internationally through money service businesses.
Collected fees fund border security, state reimbursements, and deficit reduction over time.

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Community Threads

Started by Cosponsor

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How might a 37% remittance fee affect families in the U.S. who regularly send money to relatives abroad, and what alternatives might they consider?
02
Which countries would be subject to this fee, and how would the bill determine if a country qualifies as having the most undocumented border crossers?
03
What evidence suggests that remittance fees would effectively fund border security compared to other revenue sources, and what are the projected collections?

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Sponsor · R-TX-1

Nathaniel Moran

Citizen cosponsors

In Congress

7/ 435

House Reps cosponsoring

Introduced 2025-01-15

Joining the bill

Legislative timeline

2025-01-15 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
2025-01-15 · house · IntroReferral
Referred 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.
2025-01-15 · house · IntroReferral
Referred 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.
2025-01-15 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-15 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House

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