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Build the Wall Act of 2025

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Introduced:
Jan 28, 2025
Policy Area:
Immigration

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5
Actions
10
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
1
Subjects
1
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Latest Action

Jan 28, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Summaries (1)

Introduced in House - Jan 28, 2025 00
<p><strong>Build the Wall Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill establishes the Southern Border Wall Construction Fund to be used by the Department of Homeland Security to construct and maintain physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. All unobligated amounts in the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds must be immediately deposited in the Southern Border Wall Construction Fund.</p>

Actions (5)

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Type: Committee | Source: House committee actions | Code: H11000
Jan 28, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Jan 28, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
Jan 28, 2025

Subjects (1)

Immigration (Policy Area)

Text Versions (1)

Introduced in House

Jan 28, 2025

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Length: 2,198 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: Jan 28, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 2:05 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 816 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 816

To establish the Southern Border Wall Construction Fund and to transfer
unobligated amounts from the Coronavirus State and local fiscal
recovery funds to such Fund to construct and maintain physical barriers
along the southern border.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 28, 2025

Mr. Shreve introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To establish the Southern Border Wall Construction Fund and to transfer
unobligated amounts from the Coronavirus State and local fiscal
recovery funds to such Fund to construct and maintain physical barriers
along the southern border.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

This Act may be cited as the ``Build the Wall Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2.

(a) Establishment.--There is established in the general fund of the
Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the ``Southern
Border Wall Construction Fund'' (referred to in this section as the
``Fund'').

(b) Deposits.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there
shall be immediately deposited into the Fund all of the unobligated
amounts in the Coronavirus State and local fiscal recovery funds
established under sections 602 and 603 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 802 and 803).
(c) Use of Funds.--Amounts in the Fund shall be used by the
Secretary of Homeland Security to construct and maintain physical
barriers along the southern international border of the United States.
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