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.
This bill would require the federal government to reimburse Texas for money the state spent on border security operations since 2020. According to the legislation, Texas spent over 800 million dollars between 2020 and 2021, and more than 2.9 billion dollars between 2022 and 2023 on activities including preventing human trafficking, drug smuggling, and illegal border crossings. The bill claims the federal government has failed to adequately secure the southern border and therefore should cover these state expenses. Under the proposal, Texas would submit an application listing all border security costs from 2020 through 2024, and the Treasury Department would be required to pay the full amount within 60 days, drawing from unappropriated funds in the Treasury. The bill does not specify an exact total reimbursement amount but references Texas's anticipated spending of 4.6 billion dollars for 2024 and 2025.
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