Border Wall Status Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Border Wall Status Act is a transparency requirement for border wall construction. It directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to take necessary actions to establish a publicly available web page on the Department of Homeland Security website that lets individuals view active border wall construction and progress. The bill does not appropriate construction money or change wall-building authority; it creates a public reporting interface for ongoing construction status.
Who Benefits and How
Members of the public benefit because DHS must provide a public web page showing active border wall construction and progress. Border-state communities benefit from easier access to federal construction-status information. Congressional homeland security staff benefit from a public source for tracking active border wall progress. Government transparency advocates benefit because construction status becomes visible without a special information request.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Department of Homeland Security web staff must build and maintain the public border wall status page. Customs and Border Protection infrastructure offices must supply construction-progress information for public display. Border wall contractors may face greater public scrutiny of active construction progress. Federal taxpayers bear the cost of creating and maintaining the DHS web page.
Key Provisions
- Requires DHS to create a publicly available border wall construction web page.
- Provides public visibility into active border wall construction and progress.
- Directs the Homeland Security Secretary to take necessary implementation actions.
- Creates transparency without changing border wall construction authority or appropriating construction funds.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Homeland Security Secretary to create a public DHS web page where individuals can view active border wall construction and progress.
Key Policy Areas
Homeland Security, Border Infrastructure, Transparency
Primary Purpose
Requires the Homeland Security Secretary to create a public DHS web page where individuals can view active border wall construction and progress.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Members of the public
- Border-state communities
- Congressional homeland security staff
- Government transparency advocates
Identified Costs
- Department of Homeland Security web staff
- Customs and Border Protection infrastructure offices
- Border wall contractors
- Federal taxpayers
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Mr. McGuire introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Customs and Border Protection infrastructure offices, Department of Homeland Security web staff, Members of the public
Positive-direction: Members of the public
Negative-direction: Customs and Border Protection infrastructure offices, Department of Homeland Security web staff
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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