Title: 50 Votes for the Wall Act
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
50 Votes for the Wall Act
This bill establishes the Border Wall and Security Trust Fund for funds appropriated to construct a wall (including physical barriers and associated detection technology, roads, and lighting) along the international border between the United States and Mexico by January 19, 2021.
The bill provides appropriations to the fund equal to amounts requested by the Department of Homeland Security, which may not exceed a total of $25 billion.
The authority provided by this bill terminates on September 30, 2028. When the authority expires, any unobligated balances in the fund must be returned to the Treasury.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7073 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7073

 To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent 
             resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2019.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 19, 2018

 Mr. Byrne (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Brooks 
of Alabama, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Francis Rooney of Florida, Mr. Babin, Mr. 
  Banks of Indiana, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Norman, Mr. Biggs, Mr. 
 Posey, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. DesJarlais, and Mr. Smith of 
    Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent 
             resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2019.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``50 Votes for the Wall Act''.

SEC. 2. BORDER WALL AND SECURITY TRUST FUND.

    (a) Establishment of Fund.--There is established a fund, to be 
known as the ``Border Wall and Security Trust Fund'', consisting of 
such amounts as may be appropriated pursuant to subsection (b) to 
construct a wall (including physical barriers and associated detection 
technology, roads, and lighting) along the international border between 
the United States and Mexico by January 19, 2021.
    (b) Appropriation of Amounts.--There is hereby appropriated to the 
Border Wall and Security Trust Fund established under subsection (a), 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums 
as the Secretary of Homeland Security may request of the Secretary of 
Treasury on or after October 1, 2018, up to a total of $25,000,000,000, 
to remain available until expended to carry out the purpose described 
in subsection (a).
    (c) Sunset.--The authority provided by this Act shall terminate on 
September 30, 2028, and the unobligated balance of any amounts in the 
Border Wall and Security Trust Fund on such date shall be returned to 
the general fund of the Treasury.
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