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119-s-42119th Congress

Build the Wall Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Barrasso, John [R-WY]

Introduced

Summary

Redirects unused COVID local relief money into a dedicated fund to build and maintain a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. This bill would create the Southern Border Wall Construction Fund in the Treasury and immediately deposit all unobligated amounts from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds into that account.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Redirect leftover COVID aid to border

This bill would create a Southern Border Wall Construction Fund in the Treasury. It would require immediate deposit of all unobligated Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (CSLFRF) balances into that Fund. The Department of Homeland Security would be able to use the money to build and maintain physical barriers on the southern international border. States and cities would lose control of any unobligated CSLFRF balances they still had. The section does not add a sunset date or extra reporting rules.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Barrasso, John [R-WY]

WY • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]

    OK • R

    Sponsored 1/9/2025

  • Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]

    WY • R

    Sponsored 1/9/2025

  • Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]

    KS • R

    Sponsored 1/9/2025

  • Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]

    ID • R

    Sponsored 1/9/2025

  • Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]

    SC • R

    Sponsored 1/13/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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