US HB522 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibits using available funds to build any new border barriers through a declaration of a national emergency. It also prohibits using such funds to declare a national emergency with respect to immigration concerns at the U.S.-Mexico border. This restriction shall be enforced during a lapse in the appropriations of any federal agency.
Title
No Walls Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY] | Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL] | Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY] | Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX] |
| Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA] | Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH] | Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-25 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. |
| 2019-01-11 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2019-01-11 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Appropriations
Border security and unlawful immigration
Building construction
Government trust funds
Immigration
Mexico
Border security and unlawful immigration
Building construction
Government trust funds
Immigration
Mexico
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/522/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr522/BILLS-116hr522ih.pdf |
