Search Results: keywords:"border infrastructure"

  • S. 5075 — To provide for the water quality restoration of the Tijuana River and the New River, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:10,806

    S. 5075 aims to improve the water quality of the Tijuana River and the New River. The bill calls for the establishment of specific programs to coordinate and implement water quality restoration activities between the U.S. and Mexico, involving federal, state, and local...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 5075 is a plan to help clean up two dirty rivers shared by the U.S. and Mexico. It sets up teams to figure out how to work together and gives money to fix the water, but it doesn’t say exactly how or how fast they need to do it.

  • S. 1897 — To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance capabilities for outbound inspections at the southern land border, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Reported to Senate
    Words:2,590

    S. 1897 aims to improve inspections on vehicles and individuals moving from the United States to Mexico by hiring more U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and enhancing equipment and infrastructure at the southern border. It requires that a minimum percentage of all...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 1897 is a bill that wants to make sure the border between the United States and Mexico is safer by having more officers check cars and people going into Mexico to stop bad things like money and weapons from leaving. They also want to use special machines to help with this, but they haven't said exactly how much it will cost or where the money will come from.