H.R. 2128 119th Congress House

Reimbursing Border Communities Act of 2025

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to certain border communities for the purpose of reimbursing such communities for expenses related … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to certain border communities for the purpose of reimbursing such communities for expenses related to security measures along the United States land border with Mexico, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 14, 2025 Introduced by: Ronny Jackson Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

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Mar 14, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

Mar 14, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Mar 14, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reimbursing Border Communities Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to make grants to certain border communities for expenses related to security measures along the southern border.

Specifically, the local government of a community is eligible for a grant if it is located within 200 miles of the border and is not a sanctuary jurisdiction as defined by the bill.

Additionally, no grant may be used to reimburse nonprofit organizations, fund legal representation, or provide educational, housing, food, or health care resources to a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law).

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Homeland Security Committee
Homeland Security Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 11

Arizona · Mar 14, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2128: Reimbursing Border Communities Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2128/

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"H.R. 2128: Reimbursing Border Communities Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2128/.

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H.R. 2128, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2128/.

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