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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1222 
To reimburse the State of Texas for expenses incurred for activities conducted 
relating to securing the southern international border of the United 
States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2025 
Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas (for himself, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. SELF, Mr. WEBER 
of Texas, Mr. BABIN, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. GILL of Texas, and Mr. 
LUTTRELL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee 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 jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To reimburse the State of Texas for expenses incurred for 
activities conducted relating to securing the southern 
international border of the United States, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Operation Lone Star 
Reimbursement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Federal Government is primarily re-
sponsible for securing the borders of the United 
States at and between ports of entry. 
(2) Due to the lack of border action by the 
Federal Government from January 20, 2021, to 
January 19, 2025, the State of Texas has been 
forced to continually appropriate funds to secure the 
southern border of the United States. 
(3) Texas has taken these actions to help main-
tain safety and security for all citizens across the 
United States by protecting against the criminal 
acts of— 
(A) human trafficking; 
(B) sex trafficking; 
(C) drug proliferation; 
(D) illicit movement of weapons and con-
traband; 
(E) criminal organizations; and 
(F) unlawful entry. 
(4) In March 2021, the Governor of Texas 
launched Operation Lone Star to combat these 
threats, resulting in— 
(A) apprehension of over half a million ille-
gal immigrants; 
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(B) 140,000 attempted illegal entries de-
nied; 
(C) over 50,000 criminal arrests; 
(D) the seizure of half a billion lethal doses 
of fentanyl; and 
(E) construction of over 240 miles of bor-
der barriers. 
(5) The amount the State of Texas spent on 
border security to combat the crisis at Texas’ south-
ern border was $11.1 billion of Texas taxpayer fund-
ing. 
SEC. 3. REIMBURSEMENTS FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS. 
(a) APPLICATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT.—The Gov-
ernor of Texas shall submit to the Secretary of Homeland 
Security and the Secretary of the Treasury an application 
for reimbursement, which shall include— 
(1) a list of expenses incurred by the State of 
Texas for activities conducted relating to securing 
the southern international border of the United 
States during the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 
and 2025; and 
(2) the total amount of expenses incurred for 
such activities. 
(b) APPLICATION REVIEW.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security must review the State of Texas’ application 
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within 120 days after receival and determine what ex-
penses that incurred are eligible for reimbursement and 
submit a report to Congress on the final decision. 
(c) REIMBURSEMENT.—Not later than 60 days after 
the Secretary of Homeland Security has submitted the re-
imbursement decision to Congress, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall pay to the State of Texas, out of any 
amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, an 
amount equal to the total amount of expenses determined 
reimbursable. 
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