What This Bill Does
This bill would pay back the State of Texas money it spent on Operation Lone Star (a border security operation). The bill states that Congress recognizes border security as important to national security.
Who It Affects
The State of Texas and two federal departments: the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security.
Key Provisions
• The federal government would reimburse Texas $2,200,000,000 from the Department of Defense and another $2,200,000,000 from the Department of Homeland Security in fiscal year 2024 (Sec. 3)
• These reimbursements cover costs Texas spent on Operation Lone Star during fiscal years 2022 and 2023 (Sec. 3)
What Changes
If this becomes law, Texas would receive $4,400,000,000 in total reimbursements from two federal departments for border operation expenses it paid for in 2022 and 2023.
Important Definitions
The bill does not explicitly define any key terms.
Effective Date
Not specified in bill text
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1286
To reimburse the State of Texas for the costs of Operation Lone Star,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 1, 2023
Mr. FALLON (for himself, Mr. SELF, Mr. JACKSON of Texas, Mr. HUNT, Mr.
WEBER of Texas, Mr. ELLZEY, and Mr. GOODEN of Texas) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and the
Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned
A BILL
To reimburse the State of Texas for the costs of Operation
Lone Star, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lone Star Reimburse-
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ment Act’’.
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
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(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
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(1) The House of Representatives first recog-
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nized the security of our Nation’s borders as a mat-
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ter of national security in the National Defense Au-
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thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022.
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(2) Operation Lone Star has led to over
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348,000 illegal immigrant apprehensions and more
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than 24,000 criminal arrests, with more than 22,000
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felony charges reported.
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(3) Operation Lone Star is responsible for the
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seizure of over 361 million lethal doses of fentanyl.
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(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
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gress that Operation Lone Star has been a tremendous
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help to stem the tide of illegal immigration and its mem-
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bers should be recognized for their efforts.
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SEC. 3. REIMBURSEMENT.
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Of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available
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to the Department of Defense and the Department of
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Homeland Security for fiscal year 2024, $2,200,000,000
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from each such Department shall be expended in the form
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of reimbursements to the State of Texas for the costs of
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Operation Lone Star incurred in fiscal years 2022 and
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2023.
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