# 114-hr-4391: Finish the Fence Act of 2016

114-hr-4391, Finish the Fence Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] (R-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4391
- Congress: 114
- Title: Finish the Fence Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
- Introduced: 2016-01-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Finish the Fence Act of 2016 This bill amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 with respect to construction of border fencing and road improvements to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to complete the required 700-mile southwest border fencing by December 31, 2016. The Secure Fence Act of 2006 is amended to direct DHS, in consultation with state and local officials along the U.S.-Mexico border, to achieve operational control over U.S. international land and maritime borders by December 31, 2016.

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- 114-hr-6289: Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6191: Student Loan Repayment Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6103: Housing Accountability Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5958: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for Zika response and preparedness.
- 114-hr-5931: Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act
- 114-hr-5816: To suspend, and subsequently terminate, the admission of certain refugees, to examine the impact on the national security of the United States of admitting ref…

## Sources
- [114-hr-4391 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4391)

## Related
- [114-hr-6289: Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6289)
- [114-hr-6191: Student Loan Repayment Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6191)
- [114-hr-6103: Housing Accountability Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6103)
- [114-hr-5958: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for Zika response and p…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5958)
- [114-hr-5931: Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5931)
- [114-hr-5816: To suspend, and subsequently terminate, the admission of certain refugees, to e…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5816)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4391 (as of 2025-11-18).