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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7118 

To prohibit the Federal Government from taking any action to regain control 

of, access, or otherwise interfere in activities carried out by the State 

of Texas in the vicinity of Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, without 

the consent of the State of Texas. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 29, 2024 

Mr. ROSENDALE (for himself, Mr. BABIN, and Mr. OGLES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 

in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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 

A BILL 

To prohibit the Federal Government from taking any action 

to regain control of, access, or otherwise interfere in 

activities carried out by the State of Texas in the vicinity 

of Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, without the consent 

of the State of Texas. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Halt the Invasion 

5 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Government may not 

3 obligate or expend any funds to regain control of, access, 

4 or otherwise interfere in activities carried out by the State 

5 of Texas in the vicinity of Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, 

6 Texas, without the consent of the State of Texas. 

7 (b) REIMBURSEMENT.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) 

9 and subsection (d), not later than March 30, 2025, 

10 and annually thereafter, the Federal Government 

11 shall reimburse the State of Texas an amount equal 

12 to the costs incurred by the State of Texas to main13 tain control of Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, 

14 over the immediately preceding calendar year. 

15 (2) LIMITATION.—Amounts reimbursed pursu16 ant to paragraph (1) may not exceed the costs in17 curred by the Federal Government if the Federal 

18 Government had maintained control of Shelby Park 

19 in Eagle Pass, Texas, over the immediately pre20 ceding calendar year. 

21 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec22 tion may be construed to prohibit the Federal Government 

23 from obligating or expending funds for any other purpose 

24 in the State of Texas other than those described in sub25 section (a). 


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1 (d) SUNSET.—This section shall not terminate if the 

2 State of Texas provides to the Federal Government and 

3 makes publicly available by not later than the 15th of 

4 every month monthly data with respect to the immediately 

5 preceding month regarding the number of criminal arrests 

6 of illegal immigrants and drug seizures, and any other rel7 evant border security data, collected by the State of Texas. 

8 If the State of Texas does not so provide or make publicly 

9 available for more than two consecutive months such 

10 monthly data, this section shall terminate on the date that 

11 is one year after the date of the enactment of this section. 

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