To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue Border Wall Bonds, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Dec 13, 2018 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 13, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to issue bonds known as Border Wall Bonds to finance the construction of a physical barrier along the southern border of the United States.
The bill establishes the Border Wall Trust Fund in the Treasury and provides appropriations to the fund equal to the revenues derived from the sale and issuance of the Border Wall Bonds. The amounts in the trust fund are only available for expenditures to build a physical barrier along the southern border of the United States.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 13, 2018 to Dec 20, 2018; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Original | Dec 13, 2018 |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Original | Dec 13, 2018 |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Dec 20, 2018 | |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Dec 20, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Dec 13, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 13, 2018Introduced in House
- Dec 13, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H10211.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue Border Wall Bonds, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 13, 2018Introduced in House
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