,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abic  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ad1       
#bjai,mr4 ,vela 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,vargas1 and ,mr4 ,lujn7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,armed ,services1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
prohibit the use of amounts appropriated
 for military construction or the ,army 
,corps of ,engineers for the            
construction of barriers1 land          
acquisition1 or any other associated    
activities on the southern border       
without specific statutory authorization
 from ,congress4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,restrictions 
,against ,illegitimate ,declarations for
 ,emergency ,re-appropriations ,act of  

#bjai or the ,,raider ,act of #bjai4    
#b4 ,restriction on use of emergency    
funds for construction of barriers or   
land seizure along the southern border  
,notwithstanding section #bja of the    
,national ,emergencies ,act of #aigf    
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afba71 section #bhjh of 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1       
section #ibc of the ,water ,resources   
,development ,act of #aihf 7#cc         
,u4,s4,c4 #bbic71 or any other provision
 of law1 no funds appropriated or       
otherwise made available prior to the   
date of the enactment of this ,act may  
be used for the construction of         
barriers1 land acquisition1 or any other
 associated activities on the southern  
border without specific statutory       
authorization from ,congress4