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Border Water Infrastructure Improvement Act

Introduced: July 25, 2019 Introduced by: Levin, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Jul 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Jul 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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Border Water Infrastructure Improvement Act

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide assistance for the construction of drinking water treatment facilities, drinking water distribution facilities, or wastewater management facilities near the United States-Mexico border. The EPA may provide the assistance to state and local governments, Indian tribes, or water or wastewater districts with jurisdiction over any area in the United States or Mexico that is located within 100 kilometers of the United States-Mexico border. The EPA may not provide assistance for new developments.

What's happening now July 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · May 27, 2020
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Jul 25, 2019
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 25, 2019
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jul 25, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4039: Border Water Infrastructure Improvement Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4039/
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"H.R. 4039: Border Water Infrastructure Improvement Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4039/.
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H.R. 4039, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4039/.
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[H.R. 4039: Border Water Infrastructure Improvement Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4039/)
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