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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 5218

Introduced

Border Wall Status Act

Sponsor
RJohn J. McGuire III· Virginia
Introduced
September 9, 2025
Policy area
Immigration
Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.September 10, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5218 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5218

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security establish a publicly 
avaiable web page on the website of the Department of Homeland Security 
to permit individuals to view active border wall construction and 
progress, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 9, 2025

Mr. McGuire introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security establish a publicly 
avaiable web page on the website of the Department of Homeland Security 
to permit individuals to view active border wall construction and 
progress, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Border Wall Status Act''.

SEC. 2. WEBSITE TO VIEW ACTIVE BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION AND PROGRESS.

The Secretary of Homeland Security shall take such actions as may 
be necessary to establish a publicly available web page on the website 
of the Department of Homeland Security to permit individuals to view 
active border wall construction and progress.
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