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Finish It Act

USA118th CongressS-1498| Senate 
| Updated: 5/9/2023
Roger F. Wicker

Roger F. Wicker

Republican Senator

Mississippi

Cosponsors (3)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)

Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Finish It Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to submit a plan (within 15 days after the bill is enacted) to utilize, transfer, or donate to states all existing excess border wall construction materials to construct a permanent physical barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border. If DOD delays in submitting or executing the plan, the travel budget of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy must be decreased by 1% for every two days of delay. DOD must work with the Defense Logistics Agency to execute the plan until DOD is no longer incurring any costs to maintain, store, or protect the excess materials. Any state requesting border wall construction materials must certify, in writing, that the materials will be used exclusively for the construction of a permanent physical barrier to stop illicit human and vehicle trafficking along the border. If a state does not use all such materials for the specified purpose within two years of receiving the materials, the state must pay the federal government an amount equal to the original purchase price of the materials.
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Timeline
May 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Aug 1, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-5130
Introduced in House
  • May 9, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 9, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.


  • August 1, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-5130
    Introduced in House

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 118-5130: Finish It Act

Finish It Act

USA118th CongressS-1498| Senate 
| Updated: 5/9/2023
Finish It Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to submit a plan (within 15 days after the bill is enacted) to utilize, transfer, or donate to states all existing excess border wall construction materials to construct a permanent physical barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border. If DOD delays in submitting or executing the plan, the travel budget of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy must be decreased by 1% for every two days of delay. DOD must work with the Defense Logistics Agency to execute the plan until DOD is no longer incurring any costs to maintain, store, or protect the excess materials. Any state requesting border wall construction materials must certify, in writing, that the materials will be used exclusively for the construction of a permanent physical barrier to stop illicit human and vehicle trafficking along the border. If a state does not use all such materials for the specified purpose within two years of receiving the materials, the state must pay the federal government an amount equal to the original purchase price of the materials.
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Timeline
May 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Aug 1, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-5130
Introduced in House
  • May 9, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 9, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.


  • August 1, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-5130
    Introduced in House
Roger F. Wicker

Roger F. Wicker

Republican Senator

Mississippi

Cosponsors (3)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)

Armed Services Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 118-5130: Finish It Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted