118th Congress Immigration
S. 1494: BUILD IT Act
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Summary
This bill requires the federal government to transfer, upon request, materials associated with the construction of a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border to the governments of the states along that border (i.e., Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas). The transferred materials must be used to construct, repair, or reinforce a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The federal government must cancel any existing contracts relating to the maintenance and security of the materials if the cancellation is necessary to transfer the materials.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Ted Cruz R-TXOriginal
- Steve Daines R-MTOriginal
- Charles Grassley R-IAOriginal
- Rick Scott R-FLOriginal
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Joni Ernst.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.