HR 4904 118th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Border security and unlawful immigration Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Build the Wall and Fight Fentanyl Act of 2023

Introduced: July 26, 2023 Introduced by: Feenstra, Randy Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov

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Jul 26, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Jul 26, 2023

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

Jul 26, 2023

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Build the Wall and Fight Fentanyl Act of 2023

This bill establishes accounts to fund the construction of physical barriers along the U.S. southern border and to provide grants to address fentanyl abuse.

These accounts shall be funded from the sale of assets belonging to cartels that have been seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The bill defines cartel as (1) an organization with operations in Mexico and the United States designated as a significant transnational criminal organization; (2) certain named organizations, such as the Sinaloa Cartel and the Juarez Cartel; and (3) other organizations as designated by the President.

What's happening now July 26, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

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