← Back to Bills
HR 9640118th CongressFailed / ExpiredHouse

Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act

Policy Area: Environmental Protection
View on Congress.gov
Origin Chamber
House
Last Updated
May 27, 2025
Latest Action Date
Sep 18, 2024

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Official Summary

Official summary has not been imported yet.

GovScope Watchdog™

AI Government Intelligence™
Executive Summary

The Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act (H.R. 9640) is a legislative proposal introduced in the 118th Congress aimed at addressing water quality issues along the U.S. border. The bill was referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment but did not advance further and ultimately failed or expired. Specific details about the bill's provisions, funding, or enforcement mechanisms are not available from the provided data.

Bottom Line

H.R. 9640 sought to improve water quality at the U.S. border but did not progress beyond early committee referral and expired without enactment.

Policy Risk Level
🟡 Medium
Neutral Risk Assessment
Key Points
  • The bill focuses on environmental protection, specifically water quality restoration and protection at the border.
  • It was introduced in the House of Representatives during the 118th Congress.
  • The latest recorded action was referral to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment on September 18, 2024.
  • The bill ultimately failed or expired without further legislative action.
Who Benefits?

['Communities located near the U.S. border potentially affected by water quality issues', 'Environmental protection agencies and organizations focused on water resources', 'Public health sectors concerned with clean water access']

Potential Concerns

['Lack of available full bill text limits understanding of specific implementation requirements and funding sources', 'Unclear enforcement mechanisms or oversight provisions due to missing detailed content', 'Potential costs and resource allocation for water quality restoration efforts are not specified']

Political Context

The bill was introduced in the House during the 118th Congress and referred to a relevant subcommittee but did not advance further. It falls within the environmental protection policy area, specifically addressing water quality issues at the border. The failure or expiration status indicates it did not receive sufficient legislative support or prioritization to move forward.

Hidden Impact Review

Hidden impact flags detected: 2

GovScope reviewed 2 policy-risk categories. Hover for a quick definition. Click detected flags for bill-specific details.

2 Detected
Detected Flags
Indirect Effects

['Potential improvement in public health and environmental conditions in border communities if implemented', 'Possible increased workload for environmental and water resource agencies tasked with restoration and protection activities', 'Could influence future legislative efforts on border environmental issues despite failure to pass']

GovScope Watchdog Notes

The absence of the bill's full text and official summary restricts transparency and limits public and oversight understanding of the bill's scope, funding, and enforcement. Monitoring similar future proposals may provide better insight into legislative approaches to border water quality issues.

Passage Likelihood: LowConfidence: 75%Model: gpt-4.1-mini

GovScope Intelligence Roadmap

Future bill intelligence will connect sponsors, committee referrals, related votes, campaign finance, disclosures, and stock trades into one legislative intelligence view.

Enterprise Ready