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BUILD IT Act

Introduced: October 26, 2023 Introduced by: Nehls, Troy E. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Oct 26, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
Oct 26, 2023
Introduced in House
Oct 26, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Oct 26, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Armed Services, 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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, repair, or reinforce a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The federal government must cancel any existing contracts relating to the maintenance and security of the materials if the cancellation is necessary to transfer the materials.

What's happening now October 26, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1494 Identical bill BUILD IT Act
 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6098: BUILD IT Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6098/
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"H.R. 6098: BUILD IT Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6098/.
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H.R. 6098, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6098/.
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[H.R. 6098: BUILD IT Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6098/)
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