S 4294 117th Congress Senate Immigration

BUILD IT Act

Introduced: May 24, 2022 Introduced by: Ernst, Joni Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

May 24, 2022

Introduced in Senate

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Border's Unused Idle and Lying Dormant Inventory Transfer Act or the BUILD IT Act

This bill requires the federal government to transfer, upon request, materials associated with the construction of a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border to the governments of the states along that border (i.e., Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas). The transferred materials must be used to construct a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border.

What's happening now May 24, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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