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Build up Illegal Line Defenses with Assets Lawfully Lifted Act of 2023

Introduced: February 2, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 2, 2023
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Build up Illegal Line Defenses with Assets Lawfully Lifted Act of 2023

This bill directs certain amounts from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Assets Forfeiture Fund to the deployment of additional border security measures.

Specifically, DOJ must report annually on the amount of total deposits into the fund that are derived from Mexican cartels. The bill makes available 50% of that amount for the construction of additional physical barriers and roads near the border to deter illegal crossings into the United States.

Additionally, the bill prohibits the release of seized currency or contraband that likely belongs to or supports a foreign illegal trafficking organization while a civil forfeiture action is pending.

What's happening now February 2, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 10
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Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Apr 23, 2024
 R
Self, Keith
Texas · Mar 7, 2023
 R
Donalds, Byron
Florida · Feb 14, 2023
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Feb 2, 2023
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Feb 2, 2023
 R
Harshbarger, Diana
Tennessee · Feb 2, 2023
 R
Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Feb 2, 2023
Mooney, Alexander
· Feb 2, 2023
 R
Moore, Barry
Alabama · Feb 2, 2023
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Feb 2, 2023
Posey, Bill
· Feb 2, 2023
 R
Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Feb 2, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 776: Build up Illegal Line Defenses with Assets Lawfully Lifted Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-776/
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"H.R. 776: Build up Illegal Line Defenses with Assets Lawfully Lifted Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-776/.
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H.R. 776, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-776/.
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