Build the Wall and Fight Fentanyl Act of 2023
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 26, 2023)
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.
What just happenedJul 26, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJul 26, 2023
- Jul 26, 2023Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee - Jul 26, 2023IntroReferralH11100
Referred 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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jul 26, 2023IntroReferralH11100
Referred 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.
Homeland Security Committee - Jul 26, 2023IntroReferralH11100
Referred 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.
Judiciary Committee - Jul 26, 2023IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jul 26, 2023IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House