The record

LegislationLegislation· Jun 2025
HR 1948 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Scott H. Peters (D)

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.

Lets the US-Mexico water commission accept private funds for wastewater and flood projects.

Tradeoff

Allows the International Boundary and Water Commission to take grants and donations for water infrastructure. Bars funding from companies tied to China, North Korea, Russia, or Iran, and caps yearly reimbursements at $5 million.

What's in it

See official bill text

Net effect on the deficit is negligible; annual reporting costs less than $500,000 over 2025-2030.

The federal cost is just the $500,000 annual reporting requirement; the real effect is that the International Boundary and Water Commission can now accept nonfederal funds to finance wastewater, water conservation, and flood control work without the federal government bearing the cost of those projects.

H.R. 1948, a bill 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 · Apr 2025

Passed the House by on June 9, 2025 — now in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Mar 6, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure(Mar 6, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure voted to send it to the floor

    Reported by (Apr 2, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-139.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jun 9, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Foreign Relations(Jun 10, 2025)