Bills/H.R. 816

Build the Wall Act of 2025

Build the Wall Act of 2025

In CommitteeImmigrationHouseHouse Bill · 119th Congress
Bill Progress · House
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Plain Language Summary

# Build the Wall Act of 2025 - Summary **What the bill would do:** This bill would create a dedicated fund specifically for building and maintaining physical barriers (walls) along the U.S.-Mexico border under the Department of Homeland Security. It would redirect unspent money from the COVID-19 pandemic relief funds (the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds) toward this border wall construction project. **Who it affects:** The bill would primarily affect border security operations and potentially states and local governments that were expecting to use remaining pandemic relief funds for other purposes, since those unused funds would be redirected to border construction instead. **Current status:** The bill was introduced in the 119th Congress by Representative Jefferson Shreve (R-IN) and is currently in committee, meaning it hasn't advanced to a full vote in the House of Representatives yet.

It remains in the early legislative stage.

CRS Official Summary

Build the Wall Act of 2025This 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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Latest Action

January 28, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Sponsor

10 cosponsors

Key Dates

Introduced
January 28, 2025
Last Updated
January 28, 2025
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