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H.R. 4719: To establish a Southwest Border Region Water Task Force.

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H.R. 4719: To establish a Southwest Border Region Water Task Force.

111th Congress · introduced 2010-03-02 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2010-03-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Subcommittee Hearings Held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

To establish a Southwest Border Region Water Task Force.

Plain summary

Establishes a Southwest Border Region Water Task Force to assess the water needs of communities in the southwest border region (i.e., specified counties of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas) and to make proposals for meeting those needs not being met. Directs the Task Force to establish procedures for: (1) determining the relative priority of water projects in the region; and (2) coordinating the policies and activities of the entities comprising the Task Force relating to meeting the region's water needs.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

To establish a Southwest Border Region Water Task Force.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23] · 6 cosponsors

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Henry Cuellar (D-TX)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr4719 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111