H.R. 132: North American Development Bank Improvement Act of 2019
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H.R. 132: North American Development Bank Improvement Act of 2019
116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-03 · International Affairs · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 23.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-03 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 23. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
North American Development Bank Improvement Act of 2019
Plain summary
North American Development Bank Improvement Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to provide a capital increase for the North American Development Bank, a financial institution the United States and Mexico created to develop infrastructure that protect the environment along their shared border. Treasury may subscribe to and purchase 150,000 shares of the bank's capital stock, to the extent that funds are appropriated for such a purpose. Treasury shall support projects related to water pollution and conservation, waste treatment, natural gas and energy security, expanding land border crossings, and reducing pollution related to such traffic. It shall also support developing various performance measures at the bank and report to Congress about its progress imposing such measures.
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Official text
North American Development Bank Improvement Act of 2019
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] · 9 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 132, North American Development Bank Improvement and Pollution Solution Act of 2019 (2019-10-23)
Cosponsors on this site
Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), John R. Carter (R-TX), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Roger Williams (R-TX), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA)
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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- Bill
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr132.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr132 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116