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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.
Summary
This bill establishes a "Southern Border Wall Construction Fund" in the U.S. Treasury as a separate account. It redirects all unobligated (unspent) amounts from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds—which were created under the COVID-19 relief legislation—into this new fund. The Secretary of Homeland Security would use these redirected funds to construct and maintain physical barriers along the southern U.S. border.
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Sponsor (1)
10 cosponsors
- Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8] (R-FL)
- Rep. McDowell, Addison [R-NC-6] (R-NC)
- Rep. McGuire, John [R-VA-5] (R-VA)
- Rep. Messmer, Mark [R-IN-8] (R-IN)
- Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3] (R-IN)
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ)
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX)
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC)
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Jefferson Shreve’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- RUNNEBOHM CONSTRUCTION, INC. $4,300
- THE HERITAGE GROUP $3,561
- ZINK DISTRIBUTING $3,300
- TARBERT PROPERTIES LP $3,300
- PATRIOT PRODUCTS LLC $3,300
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Jefferson Shreve → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- Jan 28, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. · house
- 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. · house
- Jan 28, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Build the Wall Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. SOUTHERN BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION FUND.
(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. <all>
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