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S 42 119th Congress Senate Immigration

Build the Wall Act of 2025

Introduced: January 9, 2025 Introduced by: Barrasso, John Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 9, 2025
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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.

What's happening now January 9, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 42: Build the Wall Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-42/
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"S. 42: Build the Wall Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-42/.
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S. 42, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-42/.
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[S. 42: Build the Wall Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-42/)
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