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Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act

USA119th CongressHR-76| House 
| Updated: 1/3/2025
Andy Biggs

Andy Biggs

Republican Representative

Arizona

Cosponsors (1)
Nancy Mace (Republican)
Committees (8)
• Homeland Security Committee• Ways and Means Committee• Foreign Affairs Committee• Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee• Financial Services Committee• Appropriations Committee• Judiciary Committee• Education and Workforce Committee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The "Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act" aims to enhance border security by establishing a dedicated funding mechanism and mandating the construction of physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. It creates the Secure the Southern Border Fund in the Treasury, specifically for planning, designing, constructing, and maintaining a border barrier, as well as for purchasing equipment for U.S. Border Patrol agents. This fund is primarily financed through new revenue streams and redirected funds. Key funding sources for the Secure the Southern Border Fund include a 5% fee on international remittance transfers where the recipient is located outside the United States, with penalties for evasion. Additionally, the bill mandates a reduction in foreign financial assistance to countries by $2,000 for each citizen apprehended illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, with these funds then transferred to the border fund. It also increases the fee for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Form I-94 to $25, with a portion of this increase directed to the fund and another portion allocated for Border Patrol agent salaries. The legislation significantly amends existing law to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to design, test, construct, and install physical barriers, roads, and technology along the entire U.S.-Mexico international land border by December 31, 2025. To expedite this construction, the Secretary is granted broad authority to waive all legal requirements deemed necessary for the project's timely completion and operation, including constructing secondary barriers and ensuring operational control. The bill also modifies overtime compensation rules for U.S. Border Patrol agents, allowing them to receive 150% of their regular rate for hours worked between 80 and 100 in a 14-day period.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-85
Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-58
Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-114
Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, and Appropriations, 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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-85
    Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-58
    Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-114
    Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act


  • January 3, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 3, 2025
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.


  • January 3, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, and Appropriations, 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.

Immigration

Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act

USA119th CongressHR-76| House 
| Updated: 1/3/2025
The "Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act" aims to enhance border security by establishing a dedicated funding mechanism and mandating the construction of physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. It creates the Secure the Southern Border Fund in the Treasury, specifically for planning, designing, constructing, and maintaining a border barrier, as well as for purchasing equipment for U.S. Border Patrol agents. This fund is primarily financed through new revenue streams and redirected funds. Key funding sources for the Secure the Southern Border Fund include a 5% fee on international remittance transfers where the recipient is located outside the United States, with penalties for evasion. Additionally, the bill mandates a reduction in foreign financial assistance to countries by $2,000 for each citizen apprehended illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, with these funds then transferred to the border fund. It also increases the fee for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Form I-94 to $25, with a portion of this increase directed to the fund and another portion allocated for Border Patrol agent salaries. The legislation significantly amends existing law to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to design, test, construct, and install physical barriers, roads, and technology along the entire U.S.-Mexico international land border by December 31, 2025. To expedite this construction, the Secretary is granted broad authority to waive all legal requirements deemed necessary for the project's timely completion and operation, including constructing secondary barriers and ensuring operational control. The bill also modifies overtime compensation rules for U.S. Border Patrol agents, allowing them to receive 150% of their regular rate for hours worked between 80 and 100 in a 14-day period.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-85
Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-58
Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-114
Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, and Appropriations, 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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-85
    Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-58
    Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-114
    Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act


  • January 3, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 3, 2025
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.


  • January 3, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, and Appropriations, 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.
Andy Biggs

Andy Biggs

Republican Representative

Arizona

Cosponsors (1)
Nancy Mace (Republican)
Committees (8)
• Homeland Security Committee• Ways and Means Committee• Foreign Affairs Committee• Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee• Financial Services Committee• Appropriations Committee• Judiciary Committee• Education and Workforce Committee

Immigration

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted