HR7229-118

Introduced

To appropriate $25,000,000,000 for the construction of a border wall between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Feb 5, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To appropriate $25,000,000,000 for the construction of a border wall between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Government Operations, Labor.

Who Benefits and How

immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H429258C8ECFE47FB93E4D9BB7FDCDCFF: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the WALL Act of 2024.
  • Section HFDFD8B5D66304B988D9FB17AA616CC7D: 2. Mandatory spending for border wall There is appropriated $25,000,000,000 for the purpose of constructing a physical barrier along the southern border of the...
  • Section H5FC9742EBA464B128DEF18203F203B41: 3. Offsets Section 24(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (e)Identification requirements(1)In generalNo credit shall be...
  • Section H9149D37617CC46B2B86AA679598773A0: 4. Minimum fines for illegal entry and overstay Chapter 8 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1321 et seq.) is amended— in section 275...
  • Section H3A7C05B82378465FA2739DC76A31DF52: 5. Border wall construction Not later than seven days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall resume all activities related to the...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To appropriate $25,000,000,000 for the construction of a border wall between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Immigration, Government Operations, Labor

Primary Purpose

This bill, To appropriate $25,000,000,000 for the construction of a border wall between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Policy Domains

Immigration Government Operations Labor

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 5, 2024

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Immigration Government Operations Labor
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services
"secretary_of_housing_and_urban_development"
→ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"Secretary" §H56C5DAD2668B486CBE9A02390EA027E2

the Secretary of Homeland Security. The term situational awareness has the meaning given such term in section 1092(a)(7) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328

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