To allow the Secretary of the Treasury to accept public donations to fund the construction of a barrier on the border between the United States and Mexico and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-7207
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]
Introduced: 2018-11-30
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Executive agency funding and structure

Government trust funds

Latin America

Law enforcement administration and funding

Mexico
Latest action: action_date: 2018-11-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-11-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to accept gifts of money for constructing or maintaining a wall on the U.S. and Mexico border. Treasury shall establish a trust fund and website for that purpose.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7207 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 30, 2018 Mr. Davidson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To allow the Secretary of the Treasury to accept public donations to fund the construction of a barrier on the border between the United States and Mexico and for other purposes.

1. Border wall trust fund (a) Border wall trust fund At the end of subchapter III of chapter 33 of title 31, United States Code, insert the following: 3344. Border wall trust fund. (a) Authority To receive gifts Notwithstanding section 3113, the Secretary of the Treasury may accept for the Government a gift of money on the condition that it be used to plan, design, construct, or maintain a barrier along the international border between the United States and Mexico. (b) Trust fund Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Treasury shall— (1) establish an account, to be known as the Border Wall Trust Fund , into which money received as gifts under this section shall be deposited; and (2) create a publically accessible website to receive such gifts. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents for chapter 33 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following: 3344. Border Wall Trust Fund. .