To establish a separate account in the Treasury to hold deposits to be used to secure the southern border of the United States, and for other purposes.
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Summary
The Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act creates a dedicated trust fund in the US Treasury called the Secure the Southern Border Fund, to be used exclusively for designing, building, and maintaining a physical barrier along the entire US-Mexico border and for purchasing Border Patrol vehicles and equipment. The fund would be fed by three revenue sources: a new 5% fee on all international remittance transfers (money sent abroad), an increase in the I-94 arrival/departure form processing fee from to , and reductions in foreign aid to countries proportional to the number of their nationals apprehended crossing the border illegally (,000 per apprehension). The bill mandates construction of physical barriers along the entire southern border by December 31, 2025, expands the types of barriers to include secondary fencing and technology. It also modifies the Fair Labor Standards Act to create a special overtime framework for Border Patrol agents, allowing a 14-day work period with overtime kicking in after 80 hours at 1.5x pay. The bill includes criminal penalties (up to ,000 or twice the transfer value) for attempts to evade the remittance fee.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Establishes a dedicated Treasury trust fund for southern border wall construction, funded through fees on international remittance transfers, increased I-94 processing fees, and reductions in foreign aid to countries whose nationals illegally cross the border.
Who Benefits
- Border wall construction contractors
- Border Patrol agents (overtime compensation)
- Border security equipment vendors
Who Bears Costs
- Immigrant communities sending remittances
- Latin American countries (foreign aid reductions)
- International travelers (I-94 fee increase)
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Defense, Finance
Primary Purpose
Establishes a dedicated Treasury trust fund for southern border wall construction, funded through fees on international remittance transfers, increased I-94 processing fees, and reductions in foreign aid to countries whose nationals illegally cross the border.
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Fund border wall construction without general appropriations by taxing financial flows associated with immigration (remittances and entry fees) and penalizing source countries, creating a self-funding enforcement mechanism"
Sponsors
Andy Biggs
R-AZ | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself and Ms. Mace) introduced …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Central American countries (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador), DHS/CBP, Department of Homeland Security
Positive-direction: DHS/CBP, Department of Homeland Security, US Border Patrol, US Border Patrol agents, US Border Patrol agents (salary funding)
Negative-direction: Central American countries (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador), Foreign governments whose nationals cross illegally
Border wall construction and engineering firms, Border wall construction contractors, Border wall construction fund
Families in Latin America receiving remittances, Remittance senders (immigrants sending money abroad), Remittance transfer providers (Western Union, MoneyGram)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_dhs"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
- "secretary_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
- "secretary_dhs"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
- "secretary_state"
- → Secretary of State
- "secretary_dhs"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Treasury account for border wall construction and Border Patrol vehicle/equipment purchases
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