The bill called for $25 billion to be appropriated and placed in a trust fund to be established with restrictions that no more than $5 billion could be withdrawn in a fiscal year until the funds were exhausted.
SEC. ll. BORDER SECURITY TRUST FUND.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the Border Security Trust Fund (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Trust Fund’’), consisting of amounts appropriated to the Trust Fund under subsection (b) and any amounts that may be credited to the Trust Fund under subsection (c).
(b) APPROPRIATION.—There are appropriated to the Trust Fund $25,000,000,000, to remain available until expended.
(c) INVESTMENT OF AMOUNTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest such portion of the Trust Fund as is not required to meet cur- rent withdrawals in interest-bearing obligations of the United States or in obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States.
(2) INTEREST AND PROCEEDS.—The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the Trust Fund shall be credited to and form a part of the Trust Fund.
(d) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), amounts in the Trust Fund shall be available to the Secretary of Homeland Security, without further appropriation, for—
(A) construction of not fewer than 700 miles of reinforced fencing, excluding vehicle barriers;
(B) installation of additional physical barriers;
(C) construction and maintenance of access and patrol roads;
(D) lighting;
(E) an interlocking surveillance camera system;
(F) remote sensors; and
(G) the purchase from the Secretary of Defense of surplus aircraft and unmanned air- craft systems.
(2) LIMITATION.—Not more than $5,000,000,000 of the amount in the Trust Fund may be obligated and expended in any fiscal year.
Which SA bill is that............that link doesn't show that language...........
115th Congress on immigration, 2017-2018 - Ballotpedia
February 15, 2018: Senate rejects four immigration reform proposals
On February 15, 2018, the Senate began voting on a series of immigration bills aimed at finding a legislative fix for the expiring
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and border security measures. All of the measures failed to earn enough support for passage.
By a vote 52-47, the Senate rejected a measure from Sens.
Chris Coons (D-Del.) and
John McCain (R-Ariz.) that proposed a path to citizenship for 1.8 million individuals brought into the U.S. without legal permission as children and included a study to determine what border security measures were needed. It also proposed requiring the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to secure the U.S.-Mexico border by 2021. It did not include any funding for border security. Forty-six
Democrats, four
Republicans—Sens.
Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.),
Cory Gardner (R-Colo.),
Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and
Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)—and Sens.
Angus King (I-Maine) and
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) voted to proceed to a vote on the bill. Forty-six
Republicans and Sen.
Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) voted against the motion. Sen.
John McCain (R-Ariz.) did not vote. The motion needed 60 votes to proceed to a vote on the final bill.
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The Senate also rejected an amendment from Sen.
Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) that proposed withholding “certain non-law enforcement federal grant funds from ‘sanctuary cities’ -- jurisdictions that forbid their local law enforcement officers from cooperating with federal immigration officials, even when they wish to do so,” according to a press release from Toomey’s office. The legislation was rejected by a vote of 54-45. Fifty
Republicans, four
Democrats—Sens.
Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.),
Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.),
Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), and
Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)—voted to proceed to a vote on the final amendment. Forty-three
Democrats and Sens.
Angus King (I-Maine) and
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) voted against proceeding to a vote. Sen.
John McCain (R-Ariz.) did not vote. Sixty votes were needed to overcome the procedural hurdle.
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By a vote of 54-45, the Senate rejected a bipartisan proposal from the Common Sense Coalition, a group of centrist senators, that proposed a path to citizenship for 1.8 million individuals brought into the U.S. without legal permission as children, $25 billion for border security, and limitations on family-based immigration. President
Donald Trump threatened to veto the legislation because it did not include all of his
immigration reform priorities. Forty-four
Democrats, eight
Republicans—Sens.
Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.),
Susan Collins (R-Maine),
Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.),
Cory Gardner (R-Colo.),
Lindsey Graham(R-S.C.),
Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.),
Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and
Mike Rounds (R-S.D.)—and Sens.
Angus King (I-Maine) and
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) voted to proceed to a vote on the final legislation. Forty-two
Republicans and three
Democrats—Sens.
Kamala Harris (D-Calif.),
Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and
Tom Udall (D-N.M.)—voted against proceeding to a vote. Sen.
John McCain (R-Ariz.) did not vote. Sixty votes were needed to overcome the procedural hurdle.
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By a vote of 39-60, the Senate rejected a proposal from Sen.
Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) that included President
Donald Trump's four immigration reform pillars. It proposed a path to citizenship for 1.8 million individuals brought into the U.S. without legal permission as children, $25 billion for border security, limits on chain migration or family-based migration, and eliminating the visa lottery system.
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After the votes, it was unclear how Congress would address DACA and other immigration reform measures.
