S.Amdt. 1Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)
S.Amdt. 1
Sponsored by
Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY)
Submitted January 13, 2025
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January 13, 2025
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SA 1. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 5, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following: SEC. 4. SOUTHERN BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION FUND. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Build the Wall Act of 2025''. (b) 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''). (c) 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). (d) 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. ______