119 S 42

Build the Wall Act of 2025

Congress119
ChamberSenate
TypeS
Number42
Introduced2025-01-09
Cosponsors5

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2025-01-09

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Niccolò Machiavelli 1469-1527

Machiavelli would note the separation between reputation and action with approval: Gottheimer and Moulton build reputations as restraint advocates while avoiding the actual vote that would bind them to consequences. But Machiavelli's warning applies too—'it is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.' If the administration's 'very deep talks' claim collapses, the same members who positioned for peace without voting may find their ambiguity exposed as cowardice, not cunning.

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Labor Department executive Thu, 23 Ju

Federal investigators cite Florida roofing contractor for willfully, repeatedly ignoring fall protection standards, propose $349K in fines

ORLANDO, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a Florida roofing company for willfully putting workers at risk of falling at residential construction sites. Investigators with the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that on Jan. 21, 20

Labor Department executive Mon, 27 Ju

US Department of Labor advances partnership with Huntington Ingalls Industries to strengthen skilled-workforce pipeline, support maritime reindustrialization

SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Department of Labor recently advanced a workforce-development partnership with military shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries to expand pre-apprenticeship opportunities, strengthen the nation’s maritime workforce and support Trump administration efforts t

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GAO (oversight) oversight Thu, 23 Ju

NASA: Assessments of Major Projects

What GAO Found Most of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) major projects in development reported no schedule delays or cost overruns in the last year. These projects are in the phase of building and testing their designs. Two of these 18 projects reported

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@misc{apprised_119_s_42_build_the_wall_act_of_2025,
  title = {119 S 42: Build the Wall Act of 2025},
  publisher = {Apprised.news},
  url = {https://apprised.news/bill/119s42},
  note = {Accessed 2026-07-28}
}