H.R. 725: Reimbursing Border Communities Act of 2023

118th Congress · introduced 2023-02-01 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

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Where it came from: introduced 2023-02-01 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Reimbursing Border Communities Act of 2023

Plain summary

Reimbursing Border Communities Act of 2023 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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Official text

Reimbursing Border Communities Act of 2023

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] · 9 cosponsors

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Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), Ben Cline (R-VA), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] reported raising $4.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr725.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

Record fed-us-cong118-hr725 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118