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H.R. 5709

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5709, the TAAP Act, was introduced in the House on Oct 8, 2025 by Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Natural Resources, and last saw action on Oct 8, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Record

Text

H.R. 5709 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb5709/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5709 IH: Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-10-08
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5709  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   October 8, 2025   Mr. Ciscomani  (for himself and  Ms. Stansbury ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To amend the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act to reauthorize the United States-Mexico transboundary aquifer assessment program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program Act   or the   TAAP Act  .
2.
Reauthorization of Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program
(a)
Designation of priority transboundary aquifers
Section 4(c)(2) of the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1962  note;  Public Law 109–448 ) is amended by striking  New Mexico or Texas  and inserting  New Mexico, Texas, or Arizona (other than an aquifer underlying Arizona and Sonora, Mexico, that is partially within the Yuma groundwater basin designated by the order of the Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources dated June 21, 1984) .
(b)
Authorization of appropriations
Section 8(a) of the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1962  note;  Public Law 109–448 ) is amended by striking  $50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2016  and inserting  $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2033 .
(c)
Sunset of authority
Section 9 of the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1962  note;  Public Law 109–448 ) is amended by striking  enactment of this Act  and inserting  enactment of the  Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program Act  .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-10-08
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act to reauthorize the United States-Mexico transboundary aquifer assessment program.

Sponsors

Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R) sponsors H.R. 5709, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5709 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.

Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Referred To · Oct 8, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5709 has taken 2 actions since Oct 8, 2025.

ChamberAction
Oct 8, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Oct 8, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Natural Resources Committee

Votes

H.R. 5709 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 5709.

Titles

H.R. 5709 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • TAAP Act — Display Title
  • TAAP Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act to reauthorize the United States-Mexico transboundary aquifer assessment program. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5709 in 2 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Science/Technology, Agriculture, Health Issues.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONAResearch universityArizona12$100K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC12$100K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
LELAND COGLIANI112
MIRIAM QUINTAL112
REBECCA ADLER MISERENDINO112
REYNOLDS SKAGGS112
CHRISTINA LARIDAEN111
ELIZABETH STULBERG111
JACKSON CLARK111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONALEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC2026 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONALEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC2026 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5709 under Water Resources Development, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5709’s is Water Resources Development.

hr5709/policy-areas.txt
Water Resources DevelopmentAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public Works

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5709, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 166 (Wednesday, October 8, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CISCOMANI:H.R. 5709.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H4528]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com