H.R. 2729: Finish the Wall Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-04-21 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-04-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Finish the Wall Act

Plain summary

Finish the Wall Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to resume activities related to the construction of a barrier system along the U.S.-Mexico border and addresses other border-related issues. DHS must resume all such construction activities that were planned or underway prior to January 20, 2021. DHS must also expend all funds appropriated or explicitly obligated since October 1, 2016, for construction of this barrier system. DHS may not cancel contracts for activities related to such construction entered into on or before January 20, 2021. Furthermore, within 14 days of this bill's enactment, DHS must certify to Congress that U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities that process adults taken into custody at the border are fully compliant with certain laws related to the collection of DNA. (Among other things, these laws allow for the collection of DNA samples from non-U.S. persons detained under U.S. authority.)

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Official text

Finish the Wall Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] · 86 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), August Pfluger (R-TX), Scott Perry (R-PA), Tim Burchett (R-TN), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Chip Roy (R-TX), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Michael Guest (R-MS), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Austin Scott (R-GA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Barry Moore (R-AL), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK), Tracey Mann (R-KS), James R. Baird (R-IN), Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Daniel Webster (R-FL) and 26 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] reported raising $904,294 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
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).
Obligation: A binding promise by a government agency to pay money, for example by signing a contract or awarding a grant. Spending data such as USAspending.gov counts money when it is obligated, which can be before it is actually paid out.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr2729.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr2729 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117