,i #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hadc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #ag1 #bjbb,mr4 ,fallon 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,ellzey1 ,mr4 ,jackson1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,cloud1 ,mr4 ,pfluger1 ,mr4 ,burgess1 ,mr4 ,nehls1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1 ,mr4 ,williams of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,granger1 and ,mr4 ,babin7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to reimburse the ,state of ,texas for the costs of ,operation ,lone ,star1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,lone ,star ,reimbursement ,act4 #b4 ,findings2 sense of ,congress 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,house of ,representatives recognized the security of our ,nation's borders as a matter of national security in the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjbb4 7#b7 ,the ,texas ,military ,department has reported #dh1ijj migrants attempting to cross the ,texas ,mexico ,border4 7#c7 ,the ,texas ,military ,department has apprehended and referred over #acd1jjj migrants to law enforcement4 7#d7 ,the ,texas ,military ,department has turned back and denied the crossing into ,texas of #af1gjj migrants resulting in no mass migrations across the border during ,operation ,lone ,star4 7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that ,operation ,lone ,star has been a tremendous help to stem the tide of illegal immigration and its members should be recognized for their efforts4 #c4 ,reimbursement ,of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the ,department of ,defense for fiscal year #bjbb1 #a1dcd1jid1cff shall be expended in the form of reimbursements to the ,state of ,texas for the costs of ,operation ,lone ,star incurred in fiscal years #bjba and #bjbb4