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S. 1494: BUILD IT Act

Joni Ernst

Quick Facts

Bill Sponsor: Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)

Congress: 118th

Date Introduced: May 9, 2023

Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (May 9, 2023)

Bill Summary

Border's Unused Idle and Lying Dormant Inventory Transfer Act or the BUILD IT Act

This bill requires the federal government to transfer, upon request, materials associated with the construction of a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border to the governments of the states along that border (i.e., Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas). The transferred materials must be used to construct, repair, or reinforce a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The federal government must cancel any existing contracts relating to the maintenance and security of the materials if the cancellation is necessary to transfer the materials.