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To authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to accept funds for activities relating to wastewater treatment and flood control works, and for other purposes.

Introduced Mar 6, 2025

Latest action (Jun 10, 2025) Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Referred to
Foreign Relations Committee Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Policy area
Water Resources Development
Legislative subjects (5)
Floods and storm protectionLatin AmericaMexicoWater qualityWater resources funding

Summary

This bill authorizes the International Boundary and Water Commission to accept funds from Federal and non-Federal entities to study, design, construct, operate, or maintain wastewater treatment, water conservation, and flood control works. Accepted funds are deposited in a Treasury account and remain available for Commission activities. The Commission cannot provide more than $5 million annually in credit or reimbursement to non-Federal entities for these activities and cannot accept funds from entities domiciled in or with agreements with designated foreign countries of concern. The Commission must submit an annual report to Congress describing all accepted funds, the activities carried out, and associated costs.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
10 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Scott H. Peters’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $19,800
  • BLACKSTONE $17,500
  • GENERAL ATOMICS $15,400
  • QUALCOMM $13,300
  • RA CAPITAL $13,200

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Scott H. Peters → · Outside spending →

Actions (15)
  1. Jun 10, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. · senate
  2. Jun 9, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
  3. Jun 9, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2555) · house
  4. Jun 9, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2555)
  5. Jun 9, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1948. · house
  6. Jun 9, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2555-2556) · house
  7. Jun 9, 2025 Mr. Ezell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. · house
  8. Jun 5, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 108. · house
  9. Jun 5, 2025 Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-139. · house
  10. Apr 2, 2025 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. · house
  11. Apr 2, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  12. Apr 2, 2025 Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged · house
  13. Mar 6, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. · house
  14. Mar 6, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
  15. Mar 6, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (4)
  • Referred in Senate · Jun 10, 2025
  • Engrossed in House · Jun 9, 2025
  • Reported in House · Jun 5, 2025
  • Introduced in House · Mar 6, 2025

Full text

AN ACT

To authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to accept funds for activities relating to wastewater treatment and flood control works, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION AUTHORITY.

(a) Authorization.—The Commission is authorized to accept funds from a Federal or non-Federal entity, including through a grant or funding agreement, to study, design, construct, operate, or maintain wastewater treatment works, water conservation projects, or flood control works, and related structures, consistent with the functions of the Commission.

(b) Deposit.—Any funds accepted by the Commission under this section shall be deposited into the account in the Treasury of the United States entitled “International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico” and shall be available until expended to carry out the activities described in subsection (a).

(c) Limitations.—

(1) Limit on reimbursement.—The Commission may not provide credit towards the non-Federal share of the cost of a project, or reimbursement, to non-Federal entities for funds accepted under this section in an amount that exceeds a total of $5,000,000 in any fiscal year.

(2) Source of funds.—The Commission may not accept funds under this section from any non-Federal entity—

(A) that is domiciled in, headquartered in, or organized under the laws of, or the principal place of business of which is located in, a foreign country of concern; or

(B) that has in place any agreement with a foreign country of concern.

(d) Report.—Not later than the last day of each fiscal year, the Commission shall submit to the Committees on Foreign Relations and Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the funds accepted under this section that includes a description of—

(1) the activities carried out with such funds; and

(2) costs associated with such activities.

(e) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) Commission.—The term “Commission” means the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico.

(2) Foreign country of concern.—The term “foreign country of concern” has the meaning given that term in section 10638 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19237).

Passed the House of Representatives June 9, 2025.

Attest:

Clerk. 119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1948

AN ACT

To authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to accept funds for activities relating to wastewater treatment and flood control works, and for other purposes.

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