House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Operation Lone Star Reimbursement Act
Official title: To reimburse the State of Texas for expenses incurred for activities conducted relating to securing the southern international border of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Roger Williams R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 11, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1222.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 28, February 11, 2025, Page H646):Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 11, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 62 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1222, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1222
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 3, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of March 3, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1222, last updated March 3, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
11 cosponsors — 11 Republicans
0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Craig Goldman (R-TX), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), August Pfluger (R-TX), Keith Self (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Roger Williams.
- H.R. 5100 (119th) To extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3174 (119th) Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act
- H.R. 1642 (119th) Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025
- H.R. 5763 (119th) Main Street Parity Act
- H.R. 826 (119th) COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026
- H.R. 1549 (119th) China Financial Threat Mitigation Act of 2025
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.