THE DON-ument Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5279 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5279 To establish the Southern Border Wall National Monument, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 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 departme