3.0.0 8940 2023-09-07T15:45:19Z 2023-09-07T15:45:19Z House HR 2022-09-21 117 [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 21, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. LESKO:H.R. 8940.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H8066]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa07 Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Referred to 2022-09-21T21:42:55Z Referred to 2022-09-21T14:03:00Z 2022-09-21 hsfa07 Western Hemisphere Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy. Committee 2022-09-21 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2022-09-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2022-09-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000589 Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] Debbie Lesko R AZ 8 N G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2022-09-21 True W000814 Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] Randy Weber R TX K. 14 2022-09-21 True International Affairs International Affairs 00 2022-09-21 Introduced in House 2023-09-07T15:35:06Z 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.

]]> Protecting our Border, Protecting our Water Act Display Title Protecting our Border, Protecting our Water Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Protecting our Border, Protecting our Water Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To require the United States Commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission to negotiate an agreement with Mexico relating to the number of aliens detained in the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr8940ih/xml/BILLS-117hr8940ih.xml 2022-09-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.