No Walls Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 522 To prohibit the creation of manufactured emergencies in order to build border walls. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 11, 2019 Ms. MENG (for herself, Ms. FRANKEL, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, and Ms. JAYAPAL) introduced the following bill; which was re- ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the creation of manufactured emergencies in order to build border walls. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Walls Act’’. 4 SEC. 2. NO NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS FOR 5 BORDER WALLS DURING SHUTDOWNS. 6 (a) IN GENERAL.—No funds made available by any 7 act of law may be used to declare a national emergency 8 with respect to immigration concerns at America’s south- 9 ern border with Mexico or to erect any new border bar- 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Jan 25, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H522.IH H522 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 522 IH riers, including fencing or walls, pursuant to a declaration 1 of a national emergency. 2 (b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) shall be en- 3 forced during periods in which any Federal agency experi- 4 ences a lapse in appropriations. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Jan 25, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H522.IH H522 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS