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HR 163 119th Congress

Finish the Wall Act

Introduced Jan 3, 2025 Latest action Jan 3, 2025 Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] Immigration
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    Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

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    Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

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    Introduced in House

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IntroductionIntroduced Introduced in the House. Congress.gov
Official actionReferred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H11000 Congress.gov
Official actionReferred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · House floor actions · Code H11100 Congress.gov
Official actionIntroduced in House No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code Intro-H Congress.gov
Official actionIntroduced in House No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code 1000 Congress.gov
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CRS summary

Introduced in House Jan 3, 2025

Finish the Wall Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to resume activities related to the construction of a barrier system along the U.S.-Mexico border and addresses other border-related issues. DHS must resume all such construction activities that were planned or underway prior to January 20, 2021. DHS must also expend all funds appropriated or explicitly obligated since October 1, 2016, for construction of this barrier system. DHS may not cancel contracts for activities related to such construction entered into on or before January 20, 2021. Furthermore, within 14 days of this bill's enactment, DHS must certify to Congress that U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities that process adults taken into custody at the border are fully compliant with certain laws related to the collection of DNA. (Among other things, these laws allow for the collection of DNA samples from non-U.S. persons detained under U.S. authority.)

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