BUILD IT Act: US Congressional Bill

Main Subject: Immigration

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.

Senate Actions

IntroReferral
May. 09 2023	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Library of Congress Actions

IntroReferral
May. 09 2023	Introduced in Senate

Senate bill S1494-118

BUILD IT Act

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