On Feb. 15, President Trump signed into law H.J. Res. 31, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019.
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee press release, the package contains a bipartisan agreement on border security and government funding for the current fiscal year. The legislation provides $22.54 billion in total border security funding, with approx. $1.35 billion for 55 miles of new physical barriers in areas along the southwest border.
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