HR 1626 117th Congress House

State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2021

Official title: To reimburse the States for border security expenses, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 8, 2021 Introduced by: Crenshaw, Dan Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

Immigration Border security and unlawful immigrationIntergovernmental relationsState and local finance

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

May 18, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Mar 8, 2021

Introduced in House

Mar 8, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Latest action May 18, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2021

This bill requires the federal government to reimburse eligible states for their border security expenses.

To be eligible, a state must have expended more than $2.5 billion on border security and enforcement in the 10 years before this bill's enactment. If such a state provides an accounting of all of its nonfederally funded border security expenses any time up to 180 days after this bill's enactment, the federal government shall reimburse the full amount.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 19

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1626: State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1626/

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