HR 163 · in committee · significant
Finish the Wall Act
- immigration
What this bill does
- This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to resume border barrier construction that was halted or paused after January 2021.
- The bill affects DHS, Customs and Border Protection, and people detained at the U.S.-Mexico border.
- DHS must spend all funds appropriated for the barrier since October 2016 and cannot cancel related contracts.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would resuming border barrier construction affect the timeline and cost of other DHS priorities like technology or personnel?
- 02
What specific evidence supports the claim that completing this barrier would meaningfully reduce illegal border crossings compared to alternative approaches?
- 03
Which communities along the U.S.-Mexico border would experience the most significant changes if this construction resumes?
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Sponsor · R-LA-3
Clay Higgins
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
29/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-03
Joining the bill
Vern Buchanan
R-FL-16 · original
Bill Huizenga
R-MI-4 · original
Jack Bergman
R-MI-1 · original
Josh Brecheen
R-OK-2 · original
Michael Guest
R-MS-3 · original
Ben Cline
R-VA-6 · original
Jeff Crank
R-CO-5 · original
Mike Ezell
R-MS-4 · original
Randy Feenstra
R-IA-4 · original
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
R-TN-3 · original
Mike Bost
R-IL-12 · original
Diana Harshbarger
R-TN-1 · original
+ 17 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-03 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
2025-01-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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