HR 2729 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Finish the Wall Act

Introduced Apr 21, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Clay Higgins R-LA

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Latest action · Apr 22, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.

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.

  1. IntroducedApr 21, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

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.)

Cosponsors 86

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 21, 2021 to Feb 18, 2022; 52 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NYAndrew R. GarbarinoOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-GAAndrew S. ClydeOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-TXAugust PflugerOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-ALBarry MooreOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-FLBrian J. MastOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-FLCarlos A. GimenezOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-TXChip RoyOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-NCDan BishopOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-TNDiana HarshbargerOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-AKDon YoungOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-SDDusty JohnsonOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-LAGarret GravesOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-NCGregory F. MurphyOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-MIJack BergmanOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-KSJake LaTurnerOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-INJames R. BairdOriginalApr 21, 2021
D-NJJefferson Van DrewOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-OHJim JordanOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-NYJohn KatkoOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-FLKat CammackOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-NCMadison CawthornOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-IAMariannette Miller-MeeksOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-TNMark E. GreenOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-MTMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr.OriginalApr 21, 2021
R-MSMichael GuestOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-LAMike JohnsonOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-ALMike RogersOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-MIPeter MeijerOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-IARandy FeenstraOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalApr 21, 2021
R-GARick W. AllenOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-FLScott FranklinOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-PAScott PerryOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-OKStephanie I. BiceOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-NCTed BuddOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-TNTim BurchettOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-CATom McClintockOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-KSTracey MannOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-OHTroy BaldersonOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-TXTroy E. NehlsOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-NMYvette HerrellOriginalApr 21, 2021
R-MIBill HuizengaApr 26, 2021
R-OHBob GibbsApr 26, 2021
R-FLDaniel WebsterApr 26, 2021
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyApr 26, 2021
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterApr 26, 2021
R-NYElise M. StefanikApr 26, 2021
R-MIFred UptonApr 26, 2021
R-INJim BanksApr 26, 2021
R-TXLance GoodenApr 26, 2021
R-COLauren BoebertApr 26, 2021
R-TXMichael C. BurgessApr 26, 2021
R-TXMichael CloudApr 26, 2021
R-CAMichelle SteelApr 26, 2021
R-PAMike KellyApr 26, 2021
R-ALMo BrooksApr 26, 2021
R-MNPete StauberApr 26, 2021
R-IDRuss FulcherApr 26, 2021
R-FLMatt GaetzApr 28, 2021
R-WIGlenn GrothmanMay 4, 2021
R-CAJay ObernolteMay 4, 2021
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordMay 4, 2021
R-ALJerry L. CarlMay 11, 2021
R-TXRoger WilliamsMay 11, 2021
R-KYJames ComerMay 17, 2021
R-MSTrent KellyMay 17, 2021
R-OHDavid P. JoyceJun 1, 2021
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithJun 1, 2021
R-AZDebbie LeskoJul 21, 2021
R-MNTom EmmerJul 27, 2021
R-TXPat FallonSep 21, 2021
R-ALGary J. PalmerOct 8, 2021
R-MITim WalbergNov 18, 2021
R-SCNancy MaceDec 7, 2021
R-GAA. Drew Ferguson IVFeb 18, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseHomeland Security Committee
Referred Apr 21, 2021
Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred Apr 22, 2021

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 22, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
  2. Apr 21, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Apr 21, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H7647, H7650–H7652Andrew R. Garbarino R-NY, August Pfluger R-TX, Kat Cammack R-FL, Michelle Fischbach R-MN, Tony Gonzales R-TX, Yvette Herrell R-NMDec 14, 2021
HouseDebate and remarks H2805Clay Higgins R-LAJun 15, 2021

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: U.S.C. Article I Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 69, April 21, 2021, page H2056.

Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 336Finish the Wall ActReintroduced BillFeb 8, 2023
S 4518Solving the Border Crisis ActRelated billJul 13, 2022
HR 4828Border Security for America Act of 2021Related billAug 13, 2021
HR 6637DIGNIDAD (Dignity) ActRelated billNov 1, 2022

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To immediately resume construction of the border wall system along the international border between the United States and Mexico to secure the border, enforce the rule of law, and expend appropriated funds as mandated by Congress, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Finish the Wall Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 21, 2021Introduced in House

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