Bill
SCR 5
84(R) - 2015
Senate Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
Senate Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
Homeland Security
Immigration
Military
Security
Veterans
Companion Bill
HCR 61
Vote Recommendation
Yes
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Neutral
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Positive
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Positive
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Positive
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Positive
Author(s)
Craig Estes
Co-Author(s)
Paul Bettencourt
Brian Birdwell
Konni Burton
Donna Campbell
Brandon Creighton
Troy Fraser
Bob Hall
Kelly Hancock
Don Huffines
Joan Huffman
Lois Kolkhorst
Jane Nelson
Robert Nichols
Charles Schwertner
Kel Seliger
Bill Caption
Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for bearing the financial burden of the federal government's responsibility to secure the Texas-Mexico international border.
Fiscal Notes
No fiscal note.
Bill Analysis
This Continuing Resolution conveys the Texas Senate' dissatisfaction with the federal
government's insufficient efforts to secure the border between Texas and Mexico.
Vote Recommendation Notes
The statement of intent said it best.
"Pursuant to the United States Constitution, the federal government is vested with the
responsibility to secure international borders. The federal government, however, has repeatedly
refused to allocate the resources necessary to fulfill its constitutional duty to secure the nation's
southern border with Mexico."
Clearly the federal government is not fulfilling its Constitutional responsibility to secure the border, causing the state of Texas to step up to fill the void that the federal level has caused. The state of Texas should be reimbursed for the expenses that have accrued due to the federal government's dereliction of its Constitutional duties.