US Representative
Brian Babin Authored & Sponsored Legislation
Co-Sponsor of Legislation
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB38
Introduced
1/3/25
Refer
1/3/25
Report Pass
3/25/25
Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB404
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/15/25
Hearing Protection Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB424
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/15/25
State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2025 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.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB445
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/15/25
Refer
1/15/25
Border Security Investment ActThis bill imposes a fee on the electronic transfer of funds (i.e., remittances) sent to certain countries and provides funding for border security activities from the collected amounts.Specifically, the fee shall apply to remittances sent through money services business to one of the five countries that had the most citizens or nationals unlawfully enter the United States in the previous fiscal year, as determined by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The fee must be 37% of the amount sent.Half of the money collected by the fee must be placed in a trust fund for reimbursing border states for expenses incurred for border security enforcement measures. The other half must be placed in another trust fund for (1) deploying technology and installing physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, and (2) paying the wages and salaries of U.S. Border Patrol agents.If the amount in the trust funds exceeds a certain threshold, the excess money must be used only for deficit reduction.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB45
Introduced
1/3/25
Refer
1/3/25
FIND Act Firearm Industry Non-Discrimination Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB450
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/15/25
Fighting Oppression until the Reign of Castro Ends or the FORCE ActThis bill prohibits removing Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism until the President makes the determination that a transition government in Cuba is in power.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB452
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/15/25
Engrossed
4/29/25
Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB506
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Security First ActThis bill reauthorizes the Operation Stonegarden program from FY2025 through FY2028 and addresses other border security issues. (Operation Stonegarden provides grants to enhance the border security capabilities of state, local, and tribal governments.)From FY2025 through FY2028, the money from unreported monetary instruments seized from individuals crossing the U.S.-Mexico border and transferred into the Department of the Treasury general fund shall be made available without further appropriation to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to fund Operation Stonegarden.DHS must report to Congress on (1) DHS hiring practices from 2018 to 2024, and (2) whether certain criminal gangs and Mexican drug cartels meet the criteria to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations. DHS must also periodically report to Congress about the technology needed to secure the U.S.-Mexico land border.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB522
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
FAITH in Small Business Act Fair Assistance and Impartial Treatment of Help In Small Business Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB529
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Restoring American Confidence in Elections Act or the RACE ActThis bill establishes deadlines for states to count ballots and certify results in federal elections. Specifically, the bill requires a state to finish counting the ballots cast in a federal election held in the state not later than 10:00 p.m. on the date of the election. Further, the state must certify the election results not later than 48 hours after the election. The bill provides exceptions to these deadlines for bona fide emergencies (e.g., major disasters) or technical difficulties (e.g., malfunctioning election equipment or software).