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H.R. 816 119th Congress House

Build the Wall Act of 2025

Official title: To establish the Southern Border Wall Construction Fund and to transfer unobligated amounts from the Coronavirus State and local fiscal recovery funds to such … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish the Southern Border Wall Construction Fund and to transfer unobligated amounts from the Coronavirus State and local fiscal recovery funds to such Fund to construct and maintain physical barriers along the southern border.

Introduced: January 28, 2025 Introduced by: Jefferson Shreve Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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Jan 28, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Jan 28, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Jan 28, 2025
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What's happening now January 28, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Build the Wall Act of 2025

This bill establishes the Southern Border Wall Construction Fund to be used by the Department of Homeland Security to construct and maintain physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. All unobligated amounts in the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds must be immediately deposited in the Southern Border Wall Construction Fund.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 10
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Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Mar 11, 2025
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Yakym, Rudy
Indiana · Mar 11, 2025
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Messmer, Mark B.
Indiana · Mar 3, 2025
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McGuire, John J.
Virginia · Feb 27, 2025
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McDowell, Addison P.
North Carolina · Feb 26, 2025
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 26, 2025
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Feb 13, 2025
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Feb 10, 2025
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Haridopolos, Mike
Florida · Feb 4, 2025
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Feb 4, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 816: Build the Wall Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-816/
MLA
"H.R. 816: Build the Wall Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-816/.
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H.R. 816, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-816/.
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[H.R. 816: Build the Wall Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-816/)
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