H.R. 445 119th Congress House

Border Security Investment Act

Official title: To establish trust funds relating to border security, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 15, 2025 Introduced by: Nathaniel Moran Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

Immigration

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Jan 15, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Jan 15, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Border Security Investment Act

This bill imposes a fee on the electronic transfer of funds (i.e., remittances) sent to certain countries and provides funding for border security activities from the collected amounts.

Specifically, the fee shall apply to remittances sent through money services business to one of the five countries that had the most citizens or nationals unlawfully enter the United States in the previous fiscal year, as determined by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The fee must be 37% of the amount sent.

Half of the money collected by the fee must be placed in a trust fund for reimbursing border states for expenses incurred for border security enforcement measures. The other half must be placed in another trust fund for (1) deploying technology and installing physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, and (2) paying the wages and salaries of U.S. Border Patrol agents.

If the amount in the trust funds exceeds a certain threshold, the excess money must be used only for deficit reduction.

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 445: Border Security Investment Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-445/

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"H.R. 445: Border Security Investment Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-445/.

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