118 HR 7118 IH: Halt the Invasion Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-01-29 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7118IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 29, 2024Mr. Rosendale (for himself, Mr. Babin, and Mr. Ogles) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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 concernedA BILLTo prohibit the Federal Government from taking any action to regain control of, access, or otherwise interfere in activities carried out by the State of Texas in the vicinity of Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, without the consent of the State of Texas.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Halt the Invasion Act.

2.

Prohibition

(a)

In general

The Federal Government may not obligate or expend any funds to regain control of, access, or otherwise interfere in activities carried out by the State of Texas in the vicinity of Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, without the consent of the State of Texas.(b)

Reimbursement

(1)

In general

Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection (d), not later than March 30, 2025, and annually thereafter, the Federal Government shall reimburse the State of Texas an amount equal to the costs incurred by the State of Texas to maintain control of Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, over the immediately preceding calendar year.(2)

Limitation

Amounts reimbursed pursuant to paragraph (1) may not exceed the costs incurred by the Federal Government if the Federal Government had maintained control of Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, over the immediately preceding calendar year.(c)

Rule of construction

Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit the Federal Government from obligating or expending funds for any other purpose in the State of Texas other than those described in subsection (a).(d)

Sunset

This section shall not terminate if the State of Texas provides to the Federal Government and makes publicly available by not later than the 15th of every month monthly data with respect to the immediately preceding month regarding the number of criminal arrests of illegal immigrants and drug seizures, and any other relevant border security data, collected by the State of Texas. If the State of Texas does not so provide or make publicly available for more than two consecutive months such monthly data, this section shall terminate on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this section.