Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, 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.
The RECOUP Act of 2026 directs the Department of Homeland Security to reimburse state and local first responder agencies for costs incurred when they respond to requests for assistance from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or Customs and Border Protection (CBP) related to immigration enforcement. The reimbursement process works in two ways: if ICE or CBP collects first responder information at the time of the request, the department must reimburse the agency within 30 days; if that information is not collected, the responding agency can submit a reimbursement request with details about the response, dates, location, and personnel costs, which the department must pay within 30 days unless it determines no response actually occurred. The bill protects first responder privacy by prohibiting the Department of Homeland Security from releasing any personally identifiable information about the responders except through court order. Funding for these reimbursements comes from unobligated amounts already appropriated to ICE and CBP under existing law, and the authorization extends through January 20, 2029.
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