Support reimbursing states for National Guard deployments used to secure the southern border.

S.1757 included National Guard support for southern border security and required federal reimbursement to states for deployment costs.

Cornyn's bill proposed using National Guard personnel for southern border missions and reimbursing states for those deployments.

Text - S.1757 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Building America's Trust Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · other · model gpt-5.5

On passage of H.R. 1, as amended, the Senate recorded Cornyn (R-TX) as Yea; the bill passed 50-50 with the Vice President voting Yea.

Cornyn formally supported final Senate passage of the reconciliation bill that later became Public Law 119-21 and contained state border-security reimbursement funds.

delivered same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 1st Session
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

Congress.gov lists H.R. 1 as passed by the Senate on July 1, 2025, presented to the President on July 3, 2025, signed on July 4, 2025, and becoming Public Law No. 119-21.

The reimbursement vehicle Cornyn voted for was enacted into law, moving the promise beyond a failed or symbolic effort.

delivered same_term A for effort

Actions - H.R.1 - 119th Congress (2025-2026)
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

Section 90005 establishes the State Border Security Reinforcement Fund, appropriates $10,000,000,000 for qualified expenses, and allows grants to eligible states and local governments for southern-border barriers, detection and interdiction, and related eligible expenditures dating to January 20, 2021.

The enacted law creates a federal reimbursement grant fund for state and local southern-border security costs, including personnel-related costs for covered activities, though it does not name National Guard deployments explicitly in this section.

partial same_term

Text - H.R.1 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Public Law 119-21
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

Section 100055 establishes a Department of Justice reimbursement fund with up to $3,500,000,000 for grants to eligible states, state agencies, and local governments for documented immigration-related enforcement expenses incurred on or after January 20, 2021.

A second enacted reimbursement fund supplements the DHS state border-security fund, strengthening evidence that Congress authorized repayment mechanisms for state and local border-related costs.

partial same_term

Text - H.R.1 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Public Law 119-21
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

Section 90007 appropriates $10,000,000,000 to the Secretary of Homeland Security for reimbursement of costs incurred in activities supporting DHS's mission to safeguard U.S. borders.

The law separately funds reimbursement for border-support costs, consistent with the promise to support repayment for border-security deployments and related state support activities.

delivered same_term

Text - H.R.1 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Public Law 119-21
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

The article reported that the bill set aside $13.5 billion for state border-security reimbursements and quoted Cornyn saying the amount was kept high enough so Texas would not get shortchanged.

Reporting connects Cornyn personally to the reimbursement push and ties the funding to Texas costs including troop deployment, border wall work, and migrant transport.

delivered same_term A for effort

Texas stands to get $11B back for border expenses under Trump's megabill
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%

The article reported that Cornyn said Texas members of Congress should refuse to support other federal legislation until the reimbursement payment was made, using Texas' delegation as leverage.

Before enactment, Cornyn publicly backed a concrete strategy to secure federal reimbursement for Texas border costs, showing active support rather than passive agreement.

partial same_term A for effort

Will the feds pick up the tab for Texas' $11 billion border crackdown? Republicans are pushing it
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

The article reported that nearly a year after enactment none of the $13.5 billion had been disbursed, and DHS and DOJ had not yet opened reimbursement applications.

As of the latest located reporting before July 1, 2026, federal reimbursement had been authorized but not actually paid out, making implementation incomplete even though Cornyn supported and passed the authorizing law.

partial same_term A for effort

Trump signed a law to repay Texas' border costs. A year later, the money still hasn't arrived
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%