HR 1222

Summary

Operation Lone Star Reimbursement Act This bill allows Texas to receive reimbursement for expenses incurred from 2021 through 2025 related to securing the southern U.S. border. Texas must submit these expenses to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of the Treasury. DHS must review the submission within 120 days and determine which expenses are eligible for reimbursement. Treasury must pay such reimbursable expenses within 60 days. 

Bill status

Status

In committee

Sponsor

Rep. Roger Williams [R-TX-25]

Cosponsors

11

Policy area

Immigration

Introduced

2025-02-11

Latest action

2025-02-11: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Committee referrals

• Homeland Security Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-02-11
• Judiciary Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-02-11

Recent actions

• 2025-02-11: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
• 2025-02-11: 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.
• 2025-02-11: 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.
• 2025-02-11: Introduced in House
• 2025-02-11: Introduced in House