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HR 8940 117th Congress House International Affairs

Protecting our Border, Protecting our Water Act

Introduced: September 21, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Sep 21, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy.
Sep 21, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 21, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting our Border, Protecting our Water Act

This bill requires the International Boundary and Water Commission to negotiate with Mexico an agreement related to aliens unlawfully crossing the southern international border of the United States.  The agreement would commit Mexico to forfeit one acre-foot of water rights to a state that is a signatory to the Colorado River Compact for each such alien apprehended in that state.

What's happening now September 21, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Sep 21, 2022
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Sep 21, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8940: Protecting our Border, Protecting our Water Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8940/
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"H.R. 8940: Protecting our Border, Protecting our Water Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8940/.
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H.R. 8940, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8940/.
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