Texas requires the comptroller to bill the federal government for state border security costs

Original title: Relating to the recovery by this state from the federal government of certain border security expenditures.

Last action · May 8, 2025: Considered in CalendarsSponsors: Richard Raymond and 4 others

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What This Bill Proposed

The Texas Comptroller must calculate state border security spending every biennium, submit a payment invoice to the federal government, and refer unpaid bills to the attorney general for legal action. For the biennium ending August 31, 2025, the comptroller must invoice the federal government by March 1, 2026, for border security expenditures capped at the lesser of total spending since September 1, 2001, or $20 billion.

Why it matters

Establishes a mandatory legal process for the state to seek financial reimbursement from federal agencies for border-related outlays, directing recovered funds into the .

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Must calculate biennial border security spending, prepare and submit invoices to federal agencies, and refer unpaid amounts to the attorney general.

Directly affected

Legislative Budget Board

Must provide assistance to the comptroller when requested for determining border security expenditures.

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Attorney General

Must bring a legal action against the federal government to recover certified unpaid invoice amounts.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happens if the federal government does not pay the submitted invoice?

If the invoice is not paid by the due date, the comptroller certifies the amount due to the attorney general, who brings a legal action against the federal agency.

Where do recovered funds go once paid?

Payments received are deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the .

How is the reimbursement amount calculated for the biennium ending August 31, 2025?

It is calculated as the lesser of the money spent from September 1, 2001, to August 31, 2025, or $20 billion.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

13 actions

May 8, 2025House
Considered in Calendars
Apr 16, 2025House
Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 15, 2025House
Committee report distributed
Apr 15, 2025House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 2, 2025HouseCommittee
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 2, 2025House
Considered in public hearing

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Mar 26, 2025House
Left pending in committee
Mar 26, 2025House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Mar 26, 2025House
Considered in public hearing
Mar 26, 2025House
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 12, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to State Affairs
Mar 12, 2025HouseIntroduced
Read first time
Dec 9, 2024HouseIntroduced
Filed

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