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H.R. 1663 117th Congress House

Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2021

Official title: To provide for the water quality restoration of the Tijuana River and the New River, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 8, 2021 Introduced by: Juan Vargas Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Aquatic ecologyCaliforniaCongressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, research
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 6, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Mar 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Mar 8, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, and the Budget, 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 8, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 6, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2021

This bill establishes programs that address water pollution along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Specifically, the bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Tijuana River Public Health and Water Quality Restoration Program. Under the program, the EPA must plan, implement, coordinate, and provide grants for public health and water quality restoration and protection activities in the Mexican Tijuana River watershed and the American Tijuana River watershed in California.

In addition, the EPA must establish the California New River Public Health and Water Quality Restoration Program to plan, implement, coordinate, and provide grants for water quality restoration and protection activities in the New River watershed.

Finally, the bill provides statutory authority for the U.S.-Mexico Border Water Infrastructure Program to provide assistance for activities related to the construction of infrastructure for drinking water treatment or distribution, wastewater management, or stormwater management.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 572 Identical bill Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act
  • HR 7991 Reintroduction of Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Issa, Darrell
California · Mar 8, 2021
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Jacobs, Sara
California · Mar 8, 2021
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Levin, Mike
California · Mar 8, 2021
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Mar 8, 2021
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Ruiz, Raul
California · Mar 8, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1663: Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1663/
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"H.R. 1663: Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1663/.
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H.R. 1663, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1663/.
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