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Border Wall Waste Accountability Act
To require the GAO to conduct a study detailing the total cost of unused construction materials that were obtained for the construction of a border wall along the United States-Mexico border.
Summary
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study documenting the total cost of unused construction materials obtained for border wall construction between January 20, 2021, and January 20, 2025. The GAO must submit its findings to Congress within 90 days of the bill's enactment. The study will provide a detailed accounting of material waste from the border wall construction project during the specified period.
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Sponsor (1)
7 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Beth Van Duyne’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $51,100
- INSPERITY $14,800
- AMERICAN AIRLINES $14,473
- BANK OF THE WEST $14,200
- CHARTER BROKERAGE LLC $13,862
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Actions (3)
- Jan 9, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability. · house
- Jan 9, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. · house
- Jan 9, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 9, 2025
Ms. Van Duyne (for herself, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Balderson, and Mr. Harris of Maryland) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
A BILL
To require the GAO to conduct a study detailing the total cost of unused construction materials that were obtained for the construction of a border wall along the United States-Mexico border.
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 “Border Wall Waste Accountability Act”.
SEC. 2. GAO STUDY ON COST OF UNUSED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS FOR BORDER WALL.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a study detailing the total cost of unused construction materials that were obtained for the construction of a border wall along the United States-Mexico border from January 20, 2021, to January 20, 2025. <all>
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