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H.R. 837: Build Bridges Not Walls Act

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H.R. 837: Build Bridges Not Walls Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-02 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Build Bridges Not Walls Act

Plain summary

Build Bridges Not Walls Act This bill provides that the executive order titled "Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements" signed by the President on January 25, 2017, or any other substantially similar action by the President to use taxpayer dollars or fees to construct a continuous wall or fence between the United States and Mexico shall have no force or effect.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Build Bridges Not Walls Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] · 80 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Grace Meng (D-NY), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Darren Soto (D-FL), Mark Takano (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Adam Smith (D-WA) and 20 more.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr837 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115