H.R. 4904: Build the Wall and Fight Fentanyl Act of 2023

118th Congress · introduced 2023-07-26 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

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Where it came from: introduced 2023-07-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] · 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 and Enforcement. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Build the Wall and Fight Fentanyl Act of 2023

Plain summary

Build the Wall and Fight Fentanyl Act of 2023 This bill establishes accounts to fund the construction of physical barriers along the U.S. southern border and to provide grants to address fentanyl abuse. These accounts shall be funded from the sale of assets belonging to cartels that have been seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The bill defines cartel as (1) an organization with operations in Mexico and the United States designated as a significant transnational criminal organization; (2) certain named organizations, such as the Sinaloa Cartel and the Juarez Cartel; and (3) other organizations as designated by the President.

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Official text

Build the Wall and Fight Fentanyl Act of 2023

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] · 24 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Brian Babin (R-TX), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Barry Moore (R-AL), Keith Self (R-TX), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), James R. Baird (R-IN), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Bryan Steil (R-WI), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Don Bacon (R-NE), Ralph Norman (R-SC), David Rouzer (R-NC)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] reported raising $1.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr4904.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

Record fed-us-cong118-hr4904 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118