HR 6098 United States House · 118th Congress

BUILD IT Act

The BUILD IT Act requires the federal government to transfer unused border barrier materials (like concrete segments or steel) to Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas within 90 days of enactment. These materials, currently held by federal agencies or contractors, must be delivered without any fees or charges to the states. The states must then use the materials exclusively for constructing, repairing, or reinforcing border barriers along their sections of the U.S.-Mexico border. The bill does not create new funding or policy but repurposes existing federal assets for state border infrastructure.
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Oct 2023
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Introduced Oct 26, 2023 Last action Oct 26, 2023
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Oct 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
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Oct 26, 2023
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
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Oct 26, 2023
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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Armed Services, 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.
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Oct 26, 2023
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Troy E. Nehls
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