H.R. 336: Finish the Wall Act
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA-3)
Congress: 118
Date Introduced: Jan. 12, 2023
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. (Feb. 8, 2023)
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.)
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-1) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA-6) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA-14) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN-3) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ-9) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL-8) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH-12) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL-15) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ-4) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA-9) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC-7) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Jerry Carl (R-AL-1) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI-4) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA-1) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX-17) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL-1) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH-6) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX-36) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL-12) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH-5) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX-38) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT-1) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS-3) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX-21) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC-8) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO-3) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. John Rutherford (R-FL-5) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI-2) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX-13) (Jan. 12, 2023)
Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX-14) (Jan. 20, 2023)
Rep. Tracey Mann (R-KS-1) (Jan. 20, 2023)
Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ-8) (Jan. 20, 2023)
Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA-6) (Jan. 25, 2023)
Rep. Mike Carey (R-OH-15) (Feb. 2, 2023)
Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL-21) (Feb. 14, 2023)
Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11) (Feb. 24, 2023)
Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL-11) (April 10, 2023)
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI-5) (June 5, 2023)
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL-19) (June 13, 2023)
Rep. Bob Good (R-VA-5) (Sept. 1, 2023)
Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS-4) (Feb. 14, 2024)
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC-1) (April 20, 2024)