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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 new "Southern Border Wall Construction Fund" in the Treasury and directs all unobligated (unspent) amounts from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to be transferred into this new fund. These COVID-19 relief funds, originally provided to states and localities, would be redirected to border barrier construction and maintenance. The Secretary of Homeland Security would be authorized to use the money in the fund to construct and maintain physical barriers along the U.S. southern border.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY)
5 cosponsors
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK)
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS)
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC)
Actions (2)
- Jan 9, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · senate
- Jan 9, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 9, 2025
Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Risch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
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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