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United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act

109-s214 — United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act. Sponsored by Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]. Introduced 2005-01-31. Senate bill. 109th Congress.

109-s214 109th Congress Senate Became Public Law No: 109-448. Died in Committee
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United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act

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Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]
Sponsor
Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] (D), NM
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors
Introduced
2005-01-31
Committees
Natural Resources Committee; Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Subjects
Aquifers; Arizona; Boundaries; California; Communication in science; Data banks; Economics and Public Finance; Environmental Protection; Federal aid to research; Federal-Indian relations; Federal-state relations; Geographic information systems; Government Operations and Politics; Government paperwork; Government publicity; Governmental investigations; Groundwater; Hydrology; Indian lands; Infrastructure; International Affairs; International cooperation in science; Laboratories; Latin America; Maps; Mexico; Minorities; Native Americans; New Mexico; Regional planning; Research and development facilities; Research centers; Research grants; Saline waters; Science, Technology, Communications; Texas; Treaties; Water supply; Water use

Bill Activity

House
Referred in House
2005-07-27
House Floor Vote
2006-12-06
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 12/7/2006 H8853-8854)
Engrossed Amendment House
2006-12-06
Senate
Introduced in Senate
2005-01-31
Committee
2005-02-09
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee
2005-03-07
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici without amendment. With written report No. 109-17.
Committee
2005-07-27
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Committee
2005-08-01
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Committee
2006-05-10
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Engrossed in Senate
2005-07-26
Senate Floor Vote
2005-07-26
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9018-9052; text as passed Senate: CR S9024-9026)
President
President
2006-12-20
Presented to President.
Became Law
2006-12-22
Became Public Law No: 109-448.
Enrolled Bill
2006-12-12
Public Law
2006-12-23

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