Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act
Latest action · Mar 1, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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.
- IntroducedJan 4, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act
This bill establishes funding for a U.S.-Mexico border barrier and revises how border patrol agents are compensated for overtime.
The Department of the Treasury shall set up an account for funding the design, construction, and maintenance of the barrier. The funds in the account are appropriated only for that purpose and for vehicles and equipment for border patrol agents.
For each fiscal year, financial assistance to a country shall be reduced by $2,000 for each citizen or national of that country apprehended for illegally entering the United States through its southern border. The reduced amount shall be transferred to the border barrier account. The Department of State may opt not to reduce amounts appropriated to Mexico for various military and law enforcement-related activities.
This bill establishes a 5% fee on foreign remittance transfers and increases the fee for the arrival/departure I-94 form for various aliens entering the United States, with part of the fees to go into the border barrier account.
By December 31, 2021, DHS shall (1) take all actions necessary, including constructing barriers, to prevent illegal crossings along the U.S.-Mexico barrier; and (2) achieve operational control over all U.S. international borders.
The bill changes how border patrol agents receive overtime pay when working up to 100 hours in a two-week period. For hours worked above 80, an agent shall receive at least 150% of the agent's regular hourly rate.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 18, 2021 to Aug 12, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Marjorie Taylor Greene | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| R-MT | Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. | Apr 1, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Dan Bishop | May 14, 2021 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Jul 22, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Mar 29, 2022 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Apr 29, 2022 | |
| R-VA | Bob Good | Aug 12, 2022 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Aug 12, 2022 |
Committees 7
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2021 |
| Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jan 5, 2021 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2021 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2021 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Mar 1, 2021 | |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2021 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2021 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2021 |
| House | Appropriations Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Jan 5, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
- Jan 4, 2021Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2021Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Education and Labor, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 1
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1514, H1551 | Andy Biggs R-AZ | Mar 18, 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 2, January 4, 2021, page H52.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48937 | Congressional Votes on Surface Transportation Authorizations, 1978-2021 | Report | Sep 11, 2026 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 85 | Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act | Reintroduction of | Feb 4, 2019 |
| HR 114 | Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act | Reintroduced Bill | Dec 17, 2024 |
| HR 6022 | Build Better Borders Act of 2021 | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a separate account in the Treasury to hold deposits to be used to secure the southern border of the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Building construction
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government trust funds
- Immigration
- International monetary system and foreign exchange
- Mexico
- User charges and fees
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
