Border Security Investment Act
Latest action · Feb 8, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 31, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Border Security Investment Act
This bill imposes a fee on remittances sent to certain countries and provides funding for border security activities from the collected amounts.
Specifically, the fee shall apply to remittances sent to one of the five countries that had the most citizens or nationals unlawfully enter the United States in the previous fiscal year, as determined by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The fee must be 37% of the amount sent.
Half of the money collected by the fee must be placed in a trust fund for reimbursing border states for expenses incurred for border security enforcement measures. The other half must be placed in another trust fund for (1) deploying technology and installing physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, and (2) paying the wages and salaries of U.S. Border Patrol agents.
If the amount in the trust funds exceeds a certain threshold, the excess money must be used only for deficit reduction.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 31, 2023.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| R-TX | Jake Ellzey | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| R-TX | Keith Self | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| R-TX | Morgan Luttrell | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| R-TX | Troy E. Nehls | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Jan 31, 2023 |
| Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Feb 8, 2023 | |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jan 31, 2023 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
- Feb 1, 2023Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H615)
- Jan 31, 2023Introduced in House
- Jan 31, 2023Referred 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H615 | Nathaniel Moran R-TX | Feb 1, 2023 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 20, January 31, 2023, page H578.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish trust funds relating to border security, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Border Security Investment Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
