Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, Foreign Affairs Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
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.
Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better
Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
International Affairs
Protecting our Border, Protecting our Water Act
USA117th CongressHR-8940| House
| Updated: 9/21/2022
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.