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HR 7450 117th Congress House Immigration

Build the Wall Now Act

Introduced: April 7, 2022 Introduced by: Budd, Ted Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Apr 8, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Apr 8, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Apr 8, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Apr 8, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Apr 8, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Apr 7, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, Agriculture, Small Business, the Judiciary, and Oversight and 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.
Apr 7, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Build the Wall Now Act

This bill addresses issues related to the construction of a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border, such as (1) requiring the Department of Homeland Security to resume any project related to the construction of such a barrier (and any related infrastructure); and (2) exempting such construction projects from various legal requirements, including requirements stemming from the Administrative Procedure Act, the Clean Air Act, and the Clean Water Act.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 15
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 7
Herrell, Yvette
· Apr 14, 2022
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Apr 14, 2022
Bishop, Dan
· Apr 7, 2022
Cawthorn, Madison
· Apr 7, 2022
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Apr 7, 2022
 R
Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Apr 7, 2022
McKinley, David
· Apr 7, 2022
Mooney, Alexander
· Apr 7, 2022
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Apr 7, 2022
 R
Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Apr 7, 2022
 R
Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · Apr 7, 2022
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Apr 7, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7450: Build the Wall Now Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7450/
MLA
"H.R. 7450: Build the Wall Now Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7450/.
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H.R. 7450, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7450/.
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[H.R. 7450: Build the Wall Now Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7450/)
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