Border water office can take private money for water work.
H.R. 1948 — 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. · Filed by Scott Peters (D-CA) · 10 cosponsors · Introduced Mar 6, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The bill lets the International Boundary and Water Commission take private money. States and groups can give money for water cleaning, water saving, and flood control. The office puts this money in a special Treasury account. The office cannot take money from groups tied to certain foreign countries. The office must report each year on all money it gets.
Who it affects
People in border towns get better water cleaning and flood control. Water companies, nonprofits, and state and local groups can help pay. The office can pay back private partners up to five million dollars per year.
One thing to notice
The bill caps payback to private partners at five million dollars per year.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
10 cosponsors: 6 Democrats, 4 Republicans.
- Mar 6, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Mar 6, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment”
- Apr 2, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Apr 2, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote”
- Jun 9, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2555)”
- Jun 9, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Ezell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- International Boundary and Water Commission — A U.S.-Mexico office that manages water and border issues between the two countries.
- Treasury account — A special bank account run by the U.S. government to hold and track money.
- foreign countries — Nations outside the United States.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,842 characters) on Jul 25, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,358 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-19.
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