[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5279 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5279

To establish the Southern Border Wall National Monument, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 10, 2025

    Mr. Mills (for himself and Mr. Moore of Alabama) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish the Southern Border Wall National Monument, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as ``THE DON-ument Act''.

SEC. 2. SOUTHERN BORDER WALL NATIONAL MONUMENT.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established, in the States of 
California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, the Southern Border Wall 
National Monument to protect the southern border wall from alteration.
    (b) Area Included.--The National Monument shall consist of portions 
of the southern border wall and lands and interests therein comprising 
approximately 289,920 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
``_________'', numbered ________, and dated __________.
    (c) Map.--The map referred to in subsection (b) shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the offices of the Bureau of 
Land Management, Department of the Interior.
    (d) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the Director 
        of the Bureau of Land Management, shall administer the National 
        Monument.
            (2) Administrative jurisdiction.--The Secretary shall 
        establish administrative jurisdiction over portions of the 
        southern border wall within the National Monument as necessary 
        to carry out this Act by entering into memoranda of 
        understanding with the following:
                    (A) The head of each Federal department or agency 
                with administrative jurisdiction over land within the 
                National Monument on which portions of the southern 
                border wall are located.
                    (B) The governing body of each Indian Tribe with 
                administrative jurisdiction over land within the 
                National Monument on which portions of the southern 
                border wall are located.
    (e) Management Plan.--
            (1) Deadline for completion.--Not later than 3 years after 
        the date on which funds are first made available to the 
        Secretary for the preparation of a general management plan for 
        the National Monument, the Secretary shall prepare a general 
        management plan for the National Monument.
            (2) Submission to congress.--On completion of the general 
        management plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit 
        to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources of the Senate the general management plan under such 
        paragraph.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) National monument.--The term ``National Monument'' 
        means the Southern Border Wall National Monument established in 
        subsection (a).
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (3) Southern border wall.--The term ``southern border 
        wall'' means any portion of a physical wall constructed 
        pursuant to Federal law or Executive order to serve as a 
        barrier along the United States border with Mexico.
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