HR 837
115th Congress
House
Immigration
Border security and unlawful immigration
Latin America
Mexico
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Build Bridges Not Walls Act
Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 2, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Feb 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Feb 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Feb 2, 2017
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
Feb 2, 2017
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Build Bridges Not Walls Act
This bill provides that the executive order titled "Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements" signed by the President on January 25, 2017, or any other substantially similar action by the President to use taxpayer dollars or fees to construct a continuous wall or fence between the United States and Mexico shall have no force or effect.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Cosponsors
54
D
Matsui, Doris O.
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Luján, Ben Ray
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Beyer, Donald S.
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Aguilar, Pete
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DeSaulnier, Mark
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Huffman, Jared
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Lieu, Ted
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Moulton, Seth
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Panetta, Jimmy
D
Thompson, Mike
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
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Smith, Adam
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
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Carbajal, Salud O.
D
Castro, Joaquin
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Chu, Judy
D
Clark, Katherine M.
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
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Correa, J. Luis
D
Cuellar, Henry
D
Espaillat, Adriano
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Evans, Dwight
D
Foster, Bill
D
Gallego, Ruben
D
Garamendi, John
D
Gonzalez, Vicente
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
D
Khanna, Ro
Kihuen, Ruben
D
Lofgren, Zoe
D
McCollum, Betty
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McGovern, James P.
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Meng, Grace
D
Moore, Gwen
D
Nadler, Jerrold
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
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Pallone, Frank
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Pingree, Chellie
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Pocan, Mark
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Quigley, Mike
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Raskin, Jamie
D
Ruiz, Raul
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
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Soto, Darren
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Takano, Mark
D
Titus, Dina
D
Tonko, Paul
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Torres, Norma J.
D
Vargas, Juan
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 837: Build Bridges Not Walls Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-837/
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