BUILD IT Act
United States118th CongressHR-6098House of Representatives
Updated: Oct 26, 2023
Summary
Border's Unused Idle and Lying Dormant Inventory Transfer Act or the BUILD IT Act This bill requires the federal government to transfer, upon request, materials associated with the construction of a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border to the governments of the states along that border (i.e., Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas). The transferred materials must be used to construct, repair, or reinforce a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border. The federal government must cancel any existing contracts relating to the maintenance and security of the materials if the cancellation is necessary to transfer the materials.
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Timeline
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S-1494: BUILD IT ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
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Introduced in House
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