Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act

House Bill

H.R. 712

119th Congress

Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act

In Committee

Introduced:Aug 1, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Dan Crenshaw

Representative

Republican

TX-2

Cosponsors

11

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Immigration

Summary

This bill would require the federal government to reimburse eligible states for their border security expenses. To qualify, a state would need to have spent over $2.5 billion on border security and enforcement in the past 10 years, and provide an accounting of those costs by a certain deadline.

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

SponsorDan Crenshaw (R-TX)

Introduced8/1/2025

StatusReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

ChamberHouse

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Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act

This bill would require the federal government to reimburse eligible states for their border security expenses. To qualify, a state would need to have spent over $2.5 billion on border security and enforcement in the past 10 years, and provide an accounting of

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This bill would require the federal government to reimburse eligible states for their border security expenses. To qualify, a state would need to have spent over $2.5 billion on border security and enforcement in the past 10 years, and provide an accounting of those costs by a certain deadline.

Bill Number: 712
Sponsor: Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
Introduced: 8/1/2025
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Policy Area: Immigration

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Fact Sheet

Title: Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act
Bill Number: 712
Sponsor: Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced: 8/1/2025
Summary: This bill would require the federal government to reimburse eligible states for their border security expenses. To qualify, a state would need to have spent over $2.5 billion on border security and enforcement in the past 10 years, and provide an accounting of those costs by a certain deadline.

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would require the federal government to reimburse eligible states for their border security expenses. To qualify, a state would need to have spent over $2.5 billion on border security and enforcement in the past 10 years, and provide an accounting of those costs by a certain deadline.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2023 This bill requires the federal government to reimburse eligible states for their border security expenses. To be eligible, a state must have expended more than $2.5 billion on border security and enforcement in the 10 years before this bill's enactment. If such a state provides by a certain deadline an accounting of all of its nonfederally funded border security expenses, the federal government must reimburse the full amount.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

The bill would provide federal reimbursement to states that have spent a significant amount on border security, up to the full amount they have spent.
To be eligible, a state must have spent over $2.5 billion on border security and enforcement in the past 10 years.
Eligible states would need to provide an accounting of their border security expenses by a certain deadline in order to receive the federal reimbursement.

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If this bill becomes law, it would provide financial relief to states that have taken on the burden of border security, potentially allowing them to redirect those funds to other priorities. However, it would also require the federal government to reimburse a significant amount of money, which could impact the federal budget. The bill would most directly affect border states that have invested heavily in their own border security efforts.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Immigration

Related Subjects

Border security and unlawful immigration

Intergovernmental relations

State and local finance

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

712, 119th Congress (2025). "Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-712