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.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8940 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8940
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 21, 2022
Mrs. Lesko (for herself, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. Weber of Texas) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs
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A BILL
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting our Border, Protecting
our Water Act''.
SEC. 2. NEGOTIATION AUTHORITY.
The Secretary of State, acting through the United States
Commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission, shall
seek to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to
enter into an agreement with Mexico providing that for each alien (as
such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) apprehended in a State that is a signatory to the
Colorado River Compact who the Secretary certifies to the Government of
Mexico entered unlawfully across the southern international border of
the United States, the Government of Mexico shall agree to forfeit one
acre-foot of water rights to such signatory State.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy.
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