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S. 256 117th Congress Senate

Southern Border Communities Reimbursement Act of 2021

Official title: A bill to provide funding for humanitarian relief at the southern border of the United States.

Introduced: February 4, 2021 Introduced by: Martin Heinrich Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development ArizonaBorder security and unlawful immigrationCaliforniaEmergency planning and evacuation
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Food assistance and reliefHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingLatin AmericaMexicoNew MexicoTexas
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Feb 4, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Feb 4, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 4, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Southern Border Communities Reimbursement Act of 2021

This bill authorizes reimbursement to jurisdictions and organizations for the costs of providing humanitarian relief to aliens, including the cost of emergency preparedness activities. The reimbursement authorized under this bill shall be for FY2021-FY2023 and shall be distributed by the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 924 Identical bill Southern Border Communities Reimbursement Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Mar 2, 2021
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Feb 4, 2021
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Feb 4, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 256: Southern Border Communities Reimbursement Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-256/
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"S. 256: Southern Border Communities Reimbursement Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-256/.
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S. 256, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-256/.
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