S 1494
118th Congress
Senate
Immigration
Arizona
Border security and unlawful immigration
California
Latin America
Materials
Mexico
New Mexico
Public contracts and procurement
Texas
User charges and fees
BUILD IT Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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