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H.R. 6657 115th Congress House

Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act

Official title: To establish a separate account in the Treasury to hold deposits to be used to secure the southern border of the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 7, 2018 Introduced by: Andy Biggs Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
Immigration Border security and unlawful immigrationBuilding constructionCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversight
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Department of Homeland SecurityForeign aid and international reliefGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment trust fundsInternational monetary system and foreign exchangeMexicoUser charges and fees
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 9, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Aug 20, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Aug 17, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Aug 7, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Education and the Workforce, and Appropriations, 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.
Aug 7, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 9, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act

This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish the Secure the Southern Border Fund to provide funds to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) construct a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico international border, and (2) purchase U.S. Border Patrol vehicles and equipment.

DHS shall annually provide the Department of State and Congress with the number of apprehensions and nationality of aliens who illegally entered the United States through the U.S- Mexico land border. The bill reduces by $2,000 per alien the foreign assistance provided to the countries of nationality of such aliens and transfers such revenue to the fund. The State Department may opt to not reduce appropriations to Mexico for military, narcotics control, and anti-terrorism activities.

The Electronic Fund Transfer Act is amended to establish a 5% foreign remittance fee to be transferred to the fund. A foreign country that aids an individual to avoid such fee shall be ineligible for foreign assistance and the visa waiver program.

The bill increases the fee for the alien admission/departure I-94 form and transfers such revenue to the fund, the Land Border Inspection Fee account, and the Border Patrol.

The bill directs DHS by December 31, 2019, to: (1) design and install physical barriers, roads, and technology along the the U.S.-Mexico international border to prevent illegal crossings; and (2) achieve operational control of the U.S. international land and maritime borders.

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is amended to permit Border Patrol agents to receive overtime pay.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 10
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 4
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Sep 26, 2018
King, Steve
· Sep 7, 2018
Buck, Ken
· Sep 6, 2018
SMITH, LAMAR
· Sep 6, 2018
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Aug 7, 2018
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Aug 7, 2018
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Aug 7, 2018
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