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HR 1319 109th Congress House

Border Economic Recovery Act for Health and the Environment

Official title: To improve the health of residents of, and the environment in, the United States-Mexico border area.

Introduced: June 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Apr 18, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Apr 18, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Apr 11, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Apr 7, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Apr 6, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Mar 24, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
Mar 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 16, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 15, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, International Relations, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 15, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 18, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Border Economic Recovery Act for Health and the Environment - Provides funding for programs for the public health and the environment in the border area between the United States and Mexico.

Authorizes appropriations for: (1) the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission; (2) health education training centers; (3) the Border Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies for an initiative for youth substance-abuse prevention; (4) the Healthy Homes Initiative of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); (5) the Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative; (6) the Southwest Center for Environmental Research and Policy; (7) the U.S. section of the International Boundary and Water Commission for environmental infrastructure projects; (8) the Commission for Environmental Cooperation; (9) the International Consortium for the Environment; and (10) the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission for environmental infrastructure projects.

Amends the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to revise the allocation of funds to hospitals to cover the cost of emergency health services for undocumented aliens.

Authorizes the award of grants or cooperative agreements for: (1) providing community resource centers; (2) screening for cancer; (3) expanding the Collaborative U.S.-Mexico Border Diabetes Prevention and Control Project; (4) reducing the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases; and (5) developing innovative programs to conserve water.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to reserve certain funds appropriated to tuberculosis prevention for the border area.

Requires the Secretary of State, acting through the U.S. section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, to prepare an international, long-range strategic plan for water supply use and distribution in the border area.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 15
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jun 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1319: Border Economic Recovery Act for Health and the Environment. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1319/
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