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S 42 · in committee · major

Build the Wall Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • Creates a fund for the Department of Homeland Security to build and maintain physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border.
  • Affects border security operations and redirects unused COVID-19 recovery funds designated for states and localities.
  • Transfers unobligated Coronavirus relief funds to the new border wall construction fund immediately.

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  1. 01

    How would redirecting unused COVID-19 recovery funds to border wall construction affect states and localities that were counting on those resources?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports the premise that physical barriers are the most effective border security investment compared to other DHS approaches?

  3. 03

    Which federal agencies would control the wall maintenance fund, and how would decisions about barrier placement and upkeep be made?

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Sponsor · R-WY

John Barrasso

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Introduced 2025-01-09

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-09 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  2. 2025-01-09 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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