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S. 42

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 42, the Build the Wall Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 9, 2025 by Sen. John Barrasso (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Jan 9, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

S. 42 has 5 co-sponsors.

sb42/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S42 IS: Build the Wall Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-01-09
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 42  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   January 9, 2025   Mr. Barrasso  (for himself,  Mr. Lankford ,  Ms. Lummis ,  Mr. Marshall , and  Mr. Risch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Finance    A BILL
To establish the Southern Border Wall Construction Fund and to transfer unobligated amounts from the Coronavirus State and local fiscal recovery funds to such Fund to construct and maintain physical barriers along the southern border.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Build the Wall Act of 2025  .
2.
Southern Border Wall Construction Fund
(a)
Establishment
There is established in the general fund of the Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the  Southern Border Wall Construction Fund  (referred to in this section as the  Fund ).
(b)
Deposits
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there shall be immediately deposited into the Fund all of the unobligated amounts in the Coronavirus State and local fiscal recovery funds established under sections 602 and 603 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 802 and 803).
(c)
Use of funds
Amounts in the Fund shall be used by the Secretary of Homeland Security to construct and maintain physical barriers along the southern international border of the United States.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-09
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Jan 9, 2025

sb42/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (01/09/2025)

Sponsors

Sen. John Barrasso (R) sponsors S. 42, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 42 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance
Finance
Referred To · Jan 9, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 42 has taken 2 actions since Jan 9, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 9, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Finance Committee
Jan 9, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 42 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 42, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 42 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Build the Wall Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Build the Wall Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to establish the Southern Border Wall Construction Fund and to transfer unobligated amounts from the Coronavirus State and local fiscal recovery funds to such Fund to construct and maintain physical barriers along the southern border. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 42 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 42’s is Immigration.

s42/policy-areas.txt
ImmigrationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com