,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #d1 #bjai 
,mr4 ,udall 7for himself1 ,mr4          
,heinrich1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,ms4 ,cortez   
,masto1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1
 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4      
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4         
,menendez1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1
 ,mr4 ,leahy1 and ,mr4 ,reed7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,appropriations  ,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