Bill Sponsor
House Bill 2729
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Finish the Wall Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 21, 2021
Overview
Text
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Apr 21, 2021
Latest Action
Apr 22, 2021
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Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2729
Congress
117
Policy Area
Immigration
Immigration
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No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Finish the Wall Act

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to resume activities related to the construction of a barrier system along the U.S.-Mexico border and addresses other border-related issues.

DHS must resume all such construction activities that were planned or underway prior to January 20, 2021. DHS must also expend all funds appropriated or explicitly obligated since October 1, 2016, for construction of this barrier system. DHS may not cancel contracts for activities related to such construction entered into on or before January 20, 2021.

Furthermore, within 14 days of this bill's enactment, DHS must certify to Congress that U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities that process adults taken into custody at the border are fully compliant with certain laws related to the collection of DNA. (Among other things, these laws allow for the collection of DNA samples from non-U.S. persons detained under U.S. authority.)

Text (1)
April 21, 2021
Actions (3)
04/22/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
04/21/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
04/21/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:48:39 PM