# 119-hr-816: Build the Wall Act of 2025

119-hr-816, Build the Wall Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-816
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-816
- Congress: 119
- Title: Build the Wall Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Redirects unobligated coronavirus state and local recovery funds into a new Treasury account to pay for construction and maintenance of a southern border wall.** This bill would create the Southern Border Wall Construction Fund in the general fund of the Treasury and immediately deposit all unobligated amounts from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds into that account. - State and local governments: Currently unspent dollars in those recovery accounts would be moved into the new Treasury fund, changing who controls those unobligated amounts. - Department of Homeland Security: The Secretary would use money in the Fund to construct and maintain physical barriers along the southern international border.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3] (R-IN), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Unused COVID relief moved to border wall: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would create a Southern Border Wall Construction Fund in the Treasury. It would require that all unobligated amounts in the federal Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (sections 602 and 603) be immediately deposited into that Fund. The Department of Homeland Secur…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-816 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/816)

## Related
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-816 (as of 2026-04-21).