Protecting our Border, Protecting our Water Act

Bill: 117-hr-8940
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2022-09-21
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2022-09-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-09-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Protecting our Border, Protecting our Water Act</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">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.&nbsp; 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.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8940 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting our Border, Protecting our Water Act . 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.