H.R. 3895: North American Development Bank’s Pollution Solution Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-07-23 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-07-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

North American Development Bank’s Pollution Solution Act

Plain summary

North American Development Bank's Pollution Solution Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to purchase additional stock in the North American Development Bank and directs Treasury to advocate for the bank to support environmentally beneficial projects. Treasury shall advocate for the bank to (1) prioritize using the additional capital raised by the stock purchase to support environmentally beneficial infrastructure projects, and (2) streamline and accelerate such projects. Treasury shall vote to establish within the bank the U.S.-Mexico Border Public Health Trust Fund. The fund shall support environmental infrastructure projects along the U.S.-Mexico border relating to water pollution, water conservation, municipal solid waste, and other related matters. The bill appropriates $400 million for payment into the trust fund.

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Official text

North American Development Bank’s Pollution Solution Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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

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Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Mike Levin (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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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr3895.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr3895 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116