[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7118 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7118

  To 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 29, 2024

 Mr. 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 concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To 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.

    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 ``Halt the Invasion Act''.

SEC. 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.
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