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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 49 (Friday, March 14, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. JACKSON of Texas:H.R. 2128.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H1163]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reimbursing Border Communities Act of 2025&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to make grants to certain border communities for expenses related to security measures along the southern border.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Specifically, the local government of a community is eligible for a grant if it is located within 200 miles of the border and is not a sanctuary jurisdiction as defined by the bill.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, no grant may be used to reimburse nonprofit organizations, fund legal representation, or provide educational, housing, food, or health care resources to a non-U.S. national (&lt;em&gt;alien&lt;/em&gt; under federal law).&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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