H.R. 3688: To provide for the authority for the successors and assigns of the Starr-Camargo Bridge Company to maintain and operate a toll bridge across the Rio Grande near Rio Grande City, Texas, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3688: To provide for the authority for the successors and assigns of the Starr-Camargo Bridge Company to maintain and operate a toll bridge across the Rio Grande near Rio Grande City, Texas, and for other purposes.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-10-06 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-10-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To provide for the authority for the successors and assigns of the Starr-Camargo Bridge Company to maintain and operate a toll bridge across the Rio Grande near Rio Grande City, Texas, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

This bill modifies the existing authority for the Starr-Camargo Bridge Company to maintain and operate a toll bridge across the Rio Grande River near Rio Grande City, Texas. The authority, which currently expires 66 years after completion of the bridge, is made permanent and expanded to include the successors or assigns of the company. The bridge must not consist of more than 14 lanes. The company and its successors and assigns may use eminent domain to acquire certain land needed for the bridge, subject to Texas laws and requirements for just compensation and public proceedings.

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Official text

To provide for the authority for the successors and assigns of the Starr-Camargo Bridge Company to maintain and operate a toll bridge across the Rio Grande near Rio Grande City, Texas, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] · 2 cosponsors

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Joaquin Castro (D-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] reported raising $3.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr3688.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3688 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114