The bill
What it does.
The Build the Wall Act funds the physical barrier on the southern border without adding to the deficit. It takes any unspent COVID-era state and local stimulus dollars (the ARPA recovery funds) and redirects them into a dedicated DHS Southern Border Wall Construction Fund for building, replacing, and maintaining the barrier.
Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) is the lead sponsor; Doc cosponsors alongside Sens. Lankford, Lummis, and Risch. The bill was introduced on January 9, 2025 and is in committee.
It pairs with the broader border work Doc has supported: the Laken Riley Act (S. 5), the HALT Fentanyl Act (S. 331), and the Senate push that locked border-enforcement funding into the Working Families Tax Cuts package signed July 4, 2025.