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[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana:H.R. 163.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congresshas the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or any Department or Officerthereof''The single subject of this legislation is:To immediately resume construction of the border wallsystem along the international border between the UnitedStates and Mexico to secure the border, enforce the rule oflaw, and expend appropriated funds as mandated by Congress.[Page H41]
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MI
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2025-01-03
True
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PA
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2025-01-03
True
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2025-01-03
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2025-01-03
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2025-01-03
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2025-01-03
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2025-01-03
True
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2025-01-03
True
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2025-01-03
True
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2025-01-03
True
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IL
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2025-01-03
True
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Fleischmann
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TN
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2025-01-03
True
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Roy
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TX
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2025-01-03
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Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9]
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2025-01-03
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2025-01-03
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2025-01-03
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2025-01-03
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2025-01-03
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TN
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2025-01-03
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2025-01-03
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CO
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2025-01-09
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Mann
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KS
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2025-01-14
False
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MN
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2025-01-21
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KY
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2025-01-23
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Immigration
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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.)

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To immediately resume construction of the border wall system along the international border between the United States and Mexico to secure the border, enforce the rule of law, and expend appropriated funds as mandated by Congress, and for other purposes.
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