Build the Wall and Fight Fentanyl Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 7/26/2023
Actions
- 2023-07-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
- 2023-07-26Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2023-07-26Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2023-07-26Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2023-07-26Introduced in House
- 2023-07-26Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-07-26 (00)
Build the Wall and Fight Fentanyl Act of 2023
This bill establishes accounts to fund the construction of physical barriers along the U.S. southern border and to provide grants to address fentanyl abuse.
These accounts shall be funded from the sale of assets belonging to cartels that have been seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The bill defines cartel as (1) an organization with operations in Mexico and the United States designated as a significant transnational criminal organization; (2) certain named organizations, such as the Sinaloa Cartel and the Juarez Cartel; and (3) other organizations as designated by the President.
Cosponsors (20)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
- Richard McCormick (R-GA)
- Joe Wilson (R-SC)
- Daniel Webster (R-FL)
- Barry Moore (R-AL)
- Keith Self (R-TX)
- Carol Miller (R-WV)
- Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
- James Baird (R-IN)
- Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
- W. Steube (R-FL)
- Doug Lamborn (R-CO)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
- Bryan Steil (R-WI)
- Darin LaHood (R-IL)
- Byron Donalds (R-FL)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Michael McCaul (R-TX)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX)
Subjects
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
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