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  • H.R. 6817 proposes imposing a 10% fee on remittance transfers sent from the United States to other countries to fund border security. The collected fees will be transferred to a newly established Border Enforcement Trust Fund, which will finance the hiring and training of...

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    H.R. 6817 is a plan where people in the United States would pay an extra 10% when sending money to family in other countries, and this money would be used to protect the borders by hiring more guards and building walls. People who don't follow the rules could get in big trouble, like paying a lot of money or even going to jail.

  • S. 3516 aims to fund border security by imposing a 10% fee on remittance transfers sent outside the United States. The collected fees will be deposited into a newly established Border Enforcement Trust Fund, which will be used to hire and train additional border patrol agents, improve border...

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    The bill wants to make people pay a little extra when they send money to other countries, and that extra money will be used to help keep the borders safe. People who have to pay this extra fee can get some of that money back when they do their taxes.