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State Border Security Assistance Act
To establish the State Border Security Reinforcement Fund and the State Criminal Alien Prosecution and Detention Fund, to make appropriations to each of these funds, and to authorize the use of such amounts for grants to eligible States, State agencies, and units of local government for specified purposes.
Summary
This bill would establish two federal grant funds to provide assistance to states and local governments for border security and enforcement activities. The State Border Security Reinforcement Fund would provide $11 billion in grants for constructing border barriers, surveillance operations, and relocating unlawfully present aliens from small population centers. The State Criminal Alien Prosecution and Detention Fund would provide $3.5 billion in grants for activities such as locating and apprehending unlawfully present or criminal aliens, investigating and prosecuting crimes committed by aliens, operating detention facilities, and transporting aliens. Both funds would be available until 2034 and would sunset on January 20, 2029, with any unobligated amounts returned to the Treasury for deficit reduction.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to John Cornyn’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CAPITAL GROUP $22,500
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $16,500
- PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES $13,686
- WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $13,200
- BLACKSTONE $12,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for John Cornyn → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- May 15, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
- May 15, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 15, 2025
Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Cruz) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To establish the State Border Security Reinforcement Fund and the State Criminal Alien Prosecution and Detention Fund, to make appropriations to each of these funds, and to authorize the use of such amounts for grants to eligible States, State agencies, and units of local government for specified 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 “State Border Security Assistance Act”.
SEC. 2. STATE BORDER SECURITY REINFORCEMENT FUND.
(a) Establishment of Fund.—There is established, in the Department of Homeland Security, a fund, which shall be known as the “State Border Security Reinforcement Fund” (referred to in this section as the “Fund”). The Secretary of Homeland Security shall use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the Fund for grants to eligible States, State agencies, including National Guard units, and units of local government for any of the following purposes:
(1) Construction or installation of a border wall, border fencing, or other barriers or buoys along the southern border of the United States, which may include planning, procurement of materials, and personnel costs related to such construction.
(2) Any work necessary to prepare the ground at or near the United States border to allow construction or maintenance of a border wall or other barrier fencing or effective surveillance.
(3) Information-gathering and surveillance to detect and interdict the unlawful entry of persons or contraband across the United States border.
(4) Relocation of aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States from small population centers.
(b) Appropriation.—In addition to amounts otherwise available for the purposes described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a), there is appropriated in fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Department of Homeland Security for the Fund, $11,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2034, for qualified expenses that meet the purposes described in subsection (a).
(c) Grant Eligibility of Completed, Ongoing, or New Activities.— The Secretary of Homeland Security may provide grants under subsection
(a) to State agencies and units of local government for expenditures they made for completed, ongoing, or new activities determined to be eligible for such grant funding that occurred on or after January 20, 2021.
(d) Sunset.—The Fund shall terminate on January 20, 2029. Any unobligated amounts remaining in the Fund on that date shall be returned to the Treasury of the United States for deficit reduction purposes.
SEC. 3. STATE CRIMINAL ALIEN PROSECUTION AND DETENTION FUND.
(a) Establishment of Fund.—There is established, in the Department of Justice, a fund, which shall be known as the “State Criminal Alien Prosecution and Detention Fund” (referred to in this section as the “Fund”). The Attorney General shall use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the Fund for grants to eligible States, State agencies, including National Guard units, and units of local government for any of the following purposes:
(1) Locating and apprehending aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States or have committed a crime under Federal, State, or local law.
(2) Intelligence and information-gathering to counter gang activity.
(3) Investigating and prosecuting crimes committed by aliens and drug and human trafficking crimes.
(4) Court operations related to the prosecution of crimes committed by aliens and drug and human trafficking crimes.
(5) Temporarily detaining aliens, including costs related to facility operations, personnel, and health and safety related services.
(6) Transporting aliens described in paragraph (1) to locations related to their apprehension, detention, and prosecution.
(7) Vehicle maintenance, logistics, transportation, and other support provided to law enforcement agencies by a State agency to enhance their ability to locate and apprehend aliens who have unlawfully entered the United States or have committed crimes under Federal, State, or local law.
(b) Appropriation.—In addition to amounts otherwise available for the purposes described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (a), there is appropriated in fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Department of Justice for the Fund, $3,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2034, for qualified expenses that achieve any such purposes.
(c) Grant Eligibility of Completed, Ongoing, or New Activities.— The Attorney General may provide grants under subsection (a) to State agencies and units of local government for expenditures they made for completed, ongoing, or new activities determined to be eligible for such grant funding that occurred on or after January 20, 2021.
(d) Sunset.—The Fund shall terminate on January 20, 2029. Any unobligated amounts remaining in the Fund on that date shall be returned to the Treasury of the United States for deficit reduction purposes. <all>
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