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H.R. 816

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 816, the Build the Wall Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 28, 2025 by Rep. Jefferson Shreve (R) with 10 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, and last saw action on Jan 28, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Record

Text

H.R. 816 has 10 co-sponsors.

hb816/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 816 IH: Build the Wall Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-28
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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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 816  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 28, 2025   Mr. Shreve  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Homeland Security , and in addition to the Committee on  Oversight and Government Reform , 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   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

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  1. Introduced2025-01-28
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jan 28, 2025

hb816/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/28/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Jefferson Shreve (R) sponsors H.R. 816, and 10 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 816 went before 3 committees: Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, Oversight and Government Reform and Homeland Security.

Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee
Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred to · Jan 28, 2025 · 73 Bills
Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Jan 28, 2025 · 696 Bills
Homeland Security
Homeland Security
Referred To · Jan 28, 2025 · 6 Bills

Actions

H.R. 816 has taken 3 actions since Jan 28, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 28, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2025
House
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.Homeland Security Committee
Jan 28, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee

Votes

H.R. 816 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 816, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 816 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
  • 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

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 816 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Firearms/Guns/Ammunition.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND—New York11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CORNELIUS FLETCHER111
DAVID BOND111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUNDEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND2025 third_quarter$290K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 816 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 816’s is Immigration.

hr816/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

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