H.R. 522 — Introduced in House

I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 522 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2019Ms. Meng (for herself, Ms. Frankel, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, and Ms. Jayapal) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the creation of manufactured emergencies in order to build border walls. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Walls Act. 2. No national emergency declarations for border walls during shutdowns (a) In general No funds made available by any act of law may be used to declare a national emergency with respect to immigration concerns at America’s southern border with Mexico or to erect any new border barriers, including fencing or walls, pursuant to a declaration of a national emergency. (b) Applicability Subsection (a) shall be enforced during periods in which any Federal agency experiences a lapse in appropriations.