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To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reimburse each State and local first responder agency for the cost of responding to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to reimburse state and local first responder agencies for costs incurred when responding to immigration enforcement assistance requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The bill establishes a process for reimbursement within 30 days, with state and local agencies either providing cost information upon DHS request or submitting reimbursement requests directly to DHS. The bill protects the personally identifiable information of first responders from disclosure except by court order. Funding for reimbursements comes from unobligated amounts already appropriated to immigration enforcement agencies.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA)
3 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Dave Min’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE $43,046
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA $35,030
- NULL $30,100
- STATE OF CALIFORNIA $14,731
- MILLION DOLLAR BABY $13,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Dave Min → · Outside spending →
Actions (4)
- Apr 10, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. · house
- Apr 10, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability. · house
- Apr 9, 2026 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, 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. · house
- Apr 9, 2026 Introduced in House
Similar bills (6)
Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.
Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 9, 2026
Mr. Min (for himself, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Goldman of New York, and Ms. McCollum) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, 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
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reimburse each State and local first responder agency for the cost of responding to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Recovering Expended Costs from Operationally Unwarranted Policing Act of 2026” or “RECOUP Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT FOR FIRST RESPONDER RESPONSE TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall reimburse each State and local first responder agency that responds to a request for assistance related to enforcing the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) made by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection for the cost of such response.
(b) Process.—
(1) Collection of information.—To the extent practicable, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the officer of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection who made the request described in subsection
(a), shall collect from each State and local first responder that responds, the first responder’s name, badge number, agency name, and agency contact information.
(2) No request from state or local law enforcement required.—If the Secretary collects the information described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—
(A) not later than 30 days after a response described in subsection (a), request from the head of the agency that so responded the information described in paragraph (3)(A)(iii); and
(B) not later than 30 days after receiving the information requested under subparagraph (A), reimburse the appropriate agency.
(3) Request from state or local law enforcement required.—
(A) In general.—If the Secretary does not collect the information described in paragraph (1), the head of the agency that responded to the request described in subsection (a) made by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection may submit a request to the Secretary for reimbursement, which request shall include—
(i) the date on which such response was provided;
(ii) the location at which such response was provided; and
(iii) a detailed estimate of the amount to be reimbursed, including for the first responders who responded, the duration of such response, and their rates of pay.
(B) Payment.—Not later than 30 days after receiving a request under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall reimburse the agency unless the Secretary finds that no response was provided by such agency.
(c) Limitation on Release of Information.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may not release the personally identifiable information of any first responder collected under this section, except in accordance with a court order.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall carry out this Act using unobligated amounts appropriated to the Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection, as applicable, under Public Law 119-21 (commonly referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”) to remain available until January 20, 2029. <all>
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