HR 989 118th Congress House Immigration

Build the Wall Now Act

Introduced: February 14, 2023 Introduced by: Banks, Jim Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov

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Mar 22, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Mar 13, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

Feb 24, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.

Feb 15, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Feb 14, 2023

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 Accountability, 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.

Feb 14, 2023

Introduced in House

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Build the Wall Now Act

This bill resumes the construction of, and modifies the requirements for, a physical barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Specifically, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must, within one day of the bill's enactment, resume any project related to the construction of such barriers (and any related infrastructure), and DHS may not cancel any contracts related to such construction that were entered into on or before January 20, 2021. Additionally, funds already appropriated for such construction must remain available until expended.

The bill also modifies the requirements for the physical barriers along the southern border and requires DHS to consult with the labor organization representing border patrol agents about the safety and effectiveness of the agents deployed in the vicinity of the barriers.

Finally, the bill exempts these construction projects from certain legal requirements, including requirements stemming from the Administrative Procedure Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the federal laws regarding public contracts.

What's happening now March 22, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Related & companion bills 2

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Committees of jurisdiction 13

Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Armed Services Committee
House of Representatives
Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Homeland Security Committee
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Environment Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Federal Lands Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee
Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Agriculture Committee
Homeland Security Committee
House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives
Small Business Committee
House of Representatives
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 19

Timmons, William R.

South Carolina · Sep 26, 2023

Fry, Russell

South Carolina · Feb 17, 2023

Florida · Feb 17, 2023

Florida · Feb 14, 2023

Florida · Feb 14, 2023

Miller, Mary E.

Illinois · Feb 14, 2023

Miller-Meeks, Mariannette

New Jersey · Feb 14, 2023

Van Duyne, Beth

Texas · Feb 14, 2023

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 989: Build the Wall Now Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-989/

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"H.R. 989: Build the Wall Now Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-989/.

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H.R. 989, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-989/.

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