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H.R. 3795: Tijuana River Valley Comprehensive Protection and Rehabilitation Act of 2017

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H.R. 3795: Tijuana River Valley Comprehensive Protection and Rehabilitation Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-09-14 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-09-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] · 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

Tijuana River Valley Comprehensive Protection and Rehabilitation Act of 2017

Plain summary

Tijuana River Valley Comprehensive Protection and Rehabilitation Act of 2017 This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carry out a comprehensive protection and rehabilitation program to enhance the physical infrastructure in both the United States and Mexico to prevent flooding and wastewater, sewage, trash, and sediment spills in the Tijuana River Valley, including carrying out coordinated restoration and protection activities that enhance the infrastructure. Grants and technical assistance must be provided under the program to state and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education, in both countries. In addition, the Corps of Engineers must develop a feasibility and technical assistance plan for updated wastewater infrastructure and flood preparedness in the river valley. Using the systems of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, the Department of State must establish the Transboundary Waterway Alert System, an updated and online system to protect U.S. citizens from undue and avoidable harm from wastewater, sewage, trash, and sediment spills and flooding for each major waterway along the U.S.-Mexico border. The State Department must notify Mexico, the cities of San Diego and Imperial Beach, and the county of San Diego upon the initial discovery of such spills.

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Official text

Tijuana River Valley Comprehensive Protection and Rehabilitation Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] · 3 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Darrell Issa (R-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] reported raising $836,097 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr3795 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115