Recognizing people of African descent and Black Europeans.
- Last Action
- 4/2/2019
Actions
- 2019-01-04Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2019-01-04Introduced in House
- 2019-01-04Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-04 (00)
People's Border Wall Fund Act
This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to accept gifts of money to plan, design, construct, or maintain a barrier along the U.S-Mexico border. Treasury shall establish the Border Wall Fund and website for that purpose. Treasury shall also provide public outreach to educate the public about the fund's existence.
The money deposited in the fund shall be appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security for the planning, design, construction, or maintenance of such a border barrier, and may not be used for any other purpose.
Cosponsors (11)
- Mark Meadows (R-NC)
- Alexander Mooney (R-WV)
- Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Scott Perry (R-PA)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
- WALTER JONES (R-NC)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- Ron Wright (R-TX)
- John Rose (R-TN)
Subjects
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Building construction
- Department of the Treasury
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government trust funds
- Mexico
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