I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 522 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2019 Ms. 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.