US Congress House Bill 968 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibits the use of federal funds to construct physical barriers or related infrastructure along the southern U.S. border by federal departments or states that receive federal funding. The President is authorized to enter into a treaty where a foreign country agrees to pay for constructing such a physical barrier. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) shall conduct yearly audits of federal departments and states that receive federal funding to ensure compliance with this prohibition. The bill authorizes penalties against departments or states when the GAO is unable to confirm compliance. The bill directs the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to report the budgetary impact of any executive order or presidential memorandum related to border security issued from FY2019 to FY2023. OMB shall also establish a public website tracking non-federal funds, including those received from foreign governments, for building physical barriers along the southern U.S. border.

No Taxpayer Funding for the Wall Act

Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
2019-02-05	House	Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
2019-02-05	House	Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
2019-02-05	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/968/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr968/BILLS-116hr968ih.pdf