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H.R. 2307: Working to Address Treaty Enforcement Rapidly for Texas Act

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H.R. 2307: Working to Address Treaty Enforcement Rapidly for Texas Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-06-10 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-06-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Working to Address Treaty Enforcement Rapidly for Texas Act

Plain summary

Working to Address Treaty Enforcement Rapidly for Texas Act - Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) report quarterly to Congress describing efforts by Mexico to meet the treaty obligations of Mexico to deliver water to the Rio Grande, in accordance with the 1944 treaty between the United States and Mexico entitled "Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande"; and (2) report annually to Congress describing the benefits to the United States of the 2012 document entitled "Interim International Cooperative Measures in the Colorado River Basin through 2017 and Extension of Minute 318 Cooperative Measures to Address the Continued Effects of the April 2010 Earthquake in the Mexicali Valley, Baja California."

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Official text

Working to Address Treaty Enforcement Rapidly for Texas Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] · 3 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX)

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Obligation
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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr2307 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113