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Finish the Wall Act

To immediately resume construction of the border wall system along the international border between the United States and Mexico to secure the border, enforce the rule of law, and expend appropriated funds as mandated by Congress, and for other purposes.

Introduced Jan 3, 2025

Latest action (Jan 3, 2025) Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Referred to
Homeland Security Committee
Policy area
Immigration
Issues
Immigration
Legislative subjects (7)
Border security and unlawful immigrationCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structureGeneticsImmigration status and proceduresPublic contracts and procurement

Summary

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to immediately resume border wall system construction activities along the U.S.-Mexico border that were underway or planned before January 20, 2021, using all funds appropriated or obligated for this purpose beginning October 1, 2016. The Secretary must not cancel any existing contracts for border wall construction and must submit an implementation plan within 30 days to complete construction by September 30, 2026. The bill also requires a plan within 90 days outlining quarterly benchmarks and cost estimates for completing all border wall requirements including tactical infrastructure and surveillance technology. Additionally, the bill requires the Department to honor all previously negotiated agreements with private citizens, states, local and tribal governments regarding border wall construction, and to ensure compliance with DNA collection requirements at border facilities.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
29 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Clay Higgins’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • NULL $14,100
  • SAFESOURCE DIRECT $10,500
  • THE PICARD GROUP $8,300
  • WINN CORRECTIONAL $6,666
  • PHI, INC. $6,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Clay Higgins → · Outside spending →

Actions (3)
  1. Jan 3, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. · house
  2. Jan 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. · house
  3. Jan 3, 2025 Introduced in House

More bills on these subjects (8)

Other bills that carry the most legislative subjects in common with this one (topical discovery — distinct from the procedural related bills above).

  • HR 7147 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026. (shares 6 subjects)
  • HR 4213 — Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 6 subjects)
  • HR 191 — Inflation Reduction Act of 2025 (shares 6 subjects)
  • HR 9770 — Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 (shares 5 subjects)
  • HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 5 subjects)
  • S 2882 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 (shares 5 subjects)
  • HR 5450 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 (shares 5 subjects)
  • HR 5342 — Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 5 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 816 — Build the Wall Act of 2025 · Introduced Jan 28, 2025 · Cong. 119 69%
  • HR 326 — Border Wall Waste Accountability Act · Introduced Jan 9, 2025 · Cong. 119 67%
  • HR 9199 — Permanent Trump Secure Border Act · Introduced Jul 7, 2026 · Cong. 119 65%
  • HR 76 — Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act · Introduced Jan 3, 2025 · Cong. 119 64%
  • S 42 — Build the Wall Act of 2025 · Introduced Jan 9, 2025 · Cong. 119 63%
  • HR 5218 — Border Wall Status Act · Introduced Sep 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 63%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Jan 3, 2025

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 3, 2025

Mr. Higgins of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Cline, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Rose, Mr. Ezell, Ms. Mace, Mr. Bost, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Roy, Mrs. Houchin, Mr. Kustoff, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Crank, Mr. Taylor, Mrs. Harshbarger, and Mr. Guest) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

A BILL

To immediately resume construction of the border wall system along the international border between the United States and Mexico to secure the border, enforce the rule of law, and expend appropriated funds as mandated by Congress, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Finish the Wall Act”.

SEC. 2. BORDER WALL SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION.

(a)(1) Immediately Resume Border Wall System Construction.—Not later than 24 hours after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall resume all activities related to the construction of the border barrier system (also known as, and referred to in this Act as, the “border wall system”) along the international border between the United States and Mexico that were underway or being planned for prior to January 20, 2021.

(2) No Cancellations.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may not cancel any contract for activities related to border wall system construction referred to in paragraph (1) that was entered into on or before January 20, 2021.

(3) Use of Funds.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall expend all funds appropriated or explicitly obligated for border wall system construction referred to in paragraph (1) that were appropriated or obligated, as the case may be, beginning on October 1, 2016, to carry out this Act.

(4) Implementation Plan for Border Wall System.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an implementation plan to complete, by not later than September 30, 2026, border wall system construction referred to in paragraph (1) and funded in accordance with paragraph (3).

(b) Plan To Complete Tactical Infrastructure and Technology Elements of Border Wall System.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an implementation plan, including quarterly benchmarks and cost estimates, for satisfying all requirements of border wall system construction referred to in subsection (a)(1), including tactical infrastructure, technology, and other elements as identified by the Department of Homeland Security prior to January 20, 2021, through the expenditure of funds appropriated or explicitly obligated, as the case may be, for use beginning on October 1, 2016, as well as any future funds appropriated by Congress.

(c) Uphold Negotiated Agreements.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that all agreements executed in writing between the Department of Homeland Security and private citizens, State, local, and Tribal governments, and other stakeholders are honored by the Department relating to current and future border wall system construction as required by such agreements.

SEC. 3. DNA COLLECTION CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL LAW.

Not later than 14 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure and certify to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate that U.S. Customs and Border Protection is fully compliant with the DNA Fingerprint Act of 2005 at all border facilities that process adults, including as part of a family unit, in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the border.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:

(1) Appropriate congressional committees.—The term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.

(2) Tactical infrastructure.—The term “tactical infrastructure” includes boat ramps, access gates, checkpoints, lighting, and roads associated with a border wall system.

(3) Technology.—The term “technology” includes border surveillance and detection technology, including linear ground detection systems, associated with a border wall system. <all>

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