119-s2311

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2311 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2311

 To require any State to reimburse the Federal Government for costs 
incurred when Federal military forces are deployed in response to civil 
 disturbances or security threats caused by the State's refusal to 
 cooperate with lawful Federal immigration enforcement.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 July 16, 2025

Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed 
 Services

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 A BILL

 To require any State to reimburse the Federal Government for costs 
incurred when Federal military forces are deployed in response to civil 
 disturbances or security threats caused by the State's refusal to 
 cooperate with lawful Federal immigration enforcement.

 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 Accountability for Federal 
Deployment Costs Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

 Congress finds the following:

    (1) Immigration enforcement is a constitutionally and 
 statutorily delegated power of the Federal Government.

    (2) Certain States and units of local government have 
 refused to assist with, or have actively obstructed, lawful 
 Federal immigration enforcement operations, including by 
 refusing to comply with immigration detainer requests and 
 obstructing Federal immigration enforcement operations 
 (commonly referred to as ``raids'').

    (3) Such noncompliance and obstruction can result in civil 
 unrest, security breakdowns, and law enforcement emergencies 
 that require the deployment of Federal military forces, 
 including the National Guard under 

section 12406 of title 10, 
 United States Code, or active-duty military personnel.

    (4) Such deployments impose substantial costs on the 
 Department of Defense and United States taxpayers, which should 
 be reimburse by the States and units of local government whose 
 noncompliance with or obstruction of Federal immigration 
 enforcement actions created the need for such deployments.

SEC. 3. REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit a 
reimbursement invoice to the Governor of the affected State whenever 
Federal military personnel (including members of the National Guard and 
units of the Selected Reserve) are deployed, under Federal authority, 
to any jurisdiction as a direct result of--

    (1) civil disturbances stemming from lawful Federal 
 immigration enforcement operations; and

    (2) the failure of a State or unit of local government to 
 provide reasonable cooperation or coordination with such 
 operations.

    (b) Covered Costs.--Cost that are reimbursable under subsection

    (a) shall include--

    (1) temporary duty travel

    (TDY) and per diem for Federal 
 military personnel deployed in accordance with subsection

    (a) ;

    (2) housing, lodging, and meals for such personnel; and

    (3) transportation of such personnel and their equipment.
            (c) Determination of Noncooperation.--The Secretary of Homeland 
Security, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall issue a 
public determination as to whether the actions or omissions of a State 
or unit of local government materially hindered or failed to support 
the Federal immigration enforcement operations that led to the 
deployment of Federal military personnel.
            (d) Payment and Offset.--

    (1) Payment due date.--Each State shall remit full payment 
 of an invoice received pursuant to subsection

    (a) not later 
 than 180 days after receiving such invoice from the Department 
 of Defense.

    (2) Offset.--If a State fails to remit a payment in 
 accordance with paragraph

    (1) , the President, in consultation 
 with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland 
 Security, the Attorney General, and the heads of other Federal 
 departments or agencies, as appropriate, may rescind 1 or more 
 discretionary grants awarded to the State by the Federal 
 Government to offset such nonpayment.
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