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Border Security Investment Act

USA119th CongressHR-445| House 
| Updated: 1/15/2025
Nathaniel Moran

Nathaniel Moran

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (7)
Lance Gooden (Republican)Keith Self (Republican)Jake Ellzey (Republican)Troy E. Nehls (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)Craig A. Goldman (Republican)

Homeland Security Committee, Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, Financial Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill aims to enhance border security by establishing a dedicated funding mechanism through new fees on remittance transfers. It mandates that money services businesses impose a 37% fee on each remittance transfer sent to "covered countries," which are identified as the top five countries whose citizens or nationals unlawfully entered the United States in the preceding fiscal year. All collected fees are to be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury. The legislation then establishes two distinct trust funds in the Treasury, each receiving 50% of the remittance fees collected annually from the general fund. The first is the Border Security State Reimbursement Trust Fund , designed to reimburse border states for expenditures related to border security enforcement measures, such as deterring unlawful crossings or gaining operational control of the southwest border. States can apply for these funds by submitting receipts of their relevant expenditures. The second fund, the Border Security Trust Fund , is dedicated to federal border security initiatives. These include the deployment of technology to detect and prevent unlawful crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border, the installation of physical barriers at the southern border, and covering wages and salaries for U.S. Border Patrol agents. Both trust funds are authorized to invest unneeded amounts in interest-bearing U.S. obligations, with proceeds credited back to the funds. To prevent excessive accumulation, any combined balance exceeding $50 billion will be rescinded and dedicated solely to deficit reduction, prohibiting its use as an offset for other spending.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-672
Border Security Investment Act
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced in House
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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-672
    Border Security Investment Act


  • January 15, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 15, 2025
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.


  • January 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.

Immigration

Border Security Investment Act

USA119th CongressHR-445| House 
| Updated: 1/15/2025
This bill aims to enhance border security by establishing a dedicated funding mechanism through new fees on remittance transfers. It mandates that money services businesses impose a 37% fee on each remittance transfer sent to "covered countries," which are identified as the top five countries whose citizens or nationals unlawfully entered the United States in the preceding fiscal year. All collected fees are to be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury. The legislation then establishes two distinct trust funds in the Treasury, each receiving 50% of the remittance fees collected annually from the general fund. The first is the Border Security State Reimbursement Trust Fund , designed to reimburse border states for expenditures related to border security enforcement measures, such as deterring unlawful crossings or gaining operational control of the southwest border. States can apply for these funds by submitting receipts of their relevant expenditures. The second fund, the Border Security Trust Fund , is dedicated to federal border security initiatives. These include the deployment of technology to detect and prevent unlawful crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border, the installation of physical barriers at the southern border, and covering wages and salaries for U.S. Border Patrol agents. Both trust funds are authorized to invest unneeded amounts in interest-bearing U.S. obligations, with proceeds credited back to the funds. To prevent excessive accumulation, any combined balance exceeding $50 billion will be rescinded and dedicated solely to deficit reduction, prohibiting its use as an offset for other spending.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-672
Border Security Investment Act
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced in House
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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-672
    Border Security Investment Act


  • January 15, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 15, 2025
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.


  • January 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.
Nathaniel Moran

Nathaniel Moran

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (7)
Lance Gooden (Republican)Keith Self (Republican)Jake Ellzey (Republican)Troy E. Nehls (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)Craig A. Goldman (Republican)

Homeland Security Committee, Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, Financial Services Committee

Immigration

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted