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A bill to prohibit the construction of certain elements of a physical barrier along the southern border of the United States in Federal wildlife and wilderness areas and on State land.

USA116th CongressS-264| Senate 
| Updated: 1/29/2019
Martin Heinrich

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Senator

New Mexico

Cosponsors (1)
Tom Udall (Democratic)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill prohibits the use of any federal funds for the design or construction of any levee wall, steel-bollard fence, or other wall within or on a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System; a unit of the National Wilderness Preservation System; a wildlife corridor, as determined by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; or land owned or under the jurisdiction of a state, unless an appropriate authority of that state approves the construction.
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Timeline
Jan 29, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jan 29, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • January 29, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 29, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

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A bill to prohibit the construction of certain elements of a physical barrier along the southern border of the United States in Federal wildlife and wilderness areas and on State land.

USA116th CongressS-264| Senate 
| Updated: 1/29/2019
This bill prohibits the use of any federal funds for the design or construction of any levee wall, steel-bollard fence, or other wall within or on a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System; a unit of the National Wilderness Preservation System; a wildlife corridor, as determined by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; or land owned or under the jurisdiction of a state, unless an appropriate authority of that state approves the construction.
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Timeline
Jan 29, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jan 29, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • January 29, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 29, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Martin Heinrich

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Senator

New Mexico

Cosponsors (1)
Tom Udall (Democratic)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Border security and unlawful immigrationLand use and conservationLatin AmericaMexicoState and local government operationsWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protection