3.0.0 1498 2025-12-05T09:23:55Z 2025-12-05T09:23:55Z Senate S S 2023-05-09 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1498 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-05-09T21:24:49Z 118 5130 HR 2023-08-01 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. Identical bill CRS 2023-05-09 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2023-05-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. N E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2023-05-09 True C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2023-05-09 True C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2023-05-09 True Armed Forces and National Security Armed Forces and National Security 2024-01-17T13:31:16Z

00 2023-05-09 Introduced in Senate 2024-01-18T23:04:23Z <p><b>Finish It Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to submit a plan (within 15 days after the bill is enacted) to utilize, transfer, or donate to states all existing excess border wall construction materials to construct a permanent physical barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border. If DOD delays in submitting or executing the plan, the travel budget of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy must be decreased by 1% for every two days of delay.</p> <p>DOD must work with the Defense Logistics Agency to execute the plan until DOD is no longer incurring any costs to maintain, store, or protect the excess materials.</p> <p>Any state requesting border wall construction materials must certify, in writing, that the materials will be used exclusively for the construction of a permanent physical barrier to stop illicit human and vehicle trafficking along the border. If a state does not use all such materials for the specified purpose within two years of receiving the materials, the state must pay the federal government an amount equal to the original purchase price of the materials.</p>

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