HR195-119

Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to relocate to the State of Texas the headquarters of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Jan 3, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill mandates the relocation of U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters from Washington DC to Texas by January 1, 2026, including all functions, personnel, and real assets. Requires collaboration with Texas General. It relies on compliance mandates and procurement rules. The main policy areas are Homeland Security, Finance, Housing, and Immigration.

Who Benefits and How

Texas commercial real estate developers and land sellers could gain revenue opportunities, Texas state and local governments (economic development benefits) could gain revenue opportunities, and Texas construction and facility services companies could gain revenue opportunities.

Who Bears the Burden and How

CBP headquarters personnel (required to relocate from DC area) would take on compliance duties, Washington DC area economy (loss of federal jobs and economic activity) could lose revenue opportunities, and Federal taxpayers (funding relocation costs) could face higher costs.

Key Provisions

  • Mandates the relocation of U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters from Washington DC to Texas by January 1, 2026, including all functions, personnel, and real assets. Requires collaboration with Texas General...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill mandates the relocation of U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters from Washington DC to Texas by January 1, 2026, including all functions, personnel, and real assets. Requires collaboration with Texas General.

Key Policy Areas

Homeland Security, Finance, Housing, Immigration

Primary Purpose

The bill mandates the relocation of U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters from Washington DC to Texas by January 1, 2026, including all functions, personnel, and real assets. Requires collaboration with Texas General.

Policy Domains

Homeland Security Finance Housing Immigration

H.R. 195 - CBP Relocation Act

Identified Gains
  • Texas commercial real estate developers and land sellers
  • Texas state and local governments (economic development benefits)
  • Texas construction and facility services companies
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Texas construction and facility services companies:
Texas commercial real estate developers and land sellers:
Texas state and local governments (economic development benefits):
Identified Costs
  • CBP headquarters personnel (required to relocate from DC area)
  • Washington DC area economy (loss of federal jobs and economic activity)
  • Federal taxpayers (funding relocation costs)
  • Department of Homeland Security (operational disruption during relocation)
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Federal taxpayers (funding relocation costs):
CBP headquarters personnel (required to relocate from DC area):
Washington DC area economy (loss of federal jobs and economic activity):
Department of Homeland Security (operational disruption during relocation):

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 3, 2025

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Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
2 mentions across 1 clause
-2 negative

CBP headquarters personnel (required to relocate from DC area), Department of Homeland Security (operational disruption during relocation)

Real Estate
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Texas commercial real estate developers and land sellers

Construction
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Texas construction and facility services companies

State & Local Government
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Texas state and local governments (economic development benefits)

Regional Economy
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Washington DC area economy (loss of federal jobs and economic activity)

General Public
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Federal taxpayers (funding relocation costs)

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Homeland Security Finance Housing Immigration
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security
"the_commissioner"
→ Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
"the_attorney_general"
→ Attorney General of the United States

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

3 terms
"relocation" §2(a)

Moving the headquarters of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, including the functions, personnel, and real assets of such headquarters, to the State of Texas

"strategic placement requirement" §2(c)

The relocation shall be strategically placed with respect to handling a crisis at the border between the United States and Mexico

"title standards" §2(d)

Any title to land conveyed to the Secretary shall conform to the title approval standards of the Attorney General that are applicable to land acquisitions by the Federal Government

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