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S. 4846

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 4846, the TAAP Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jun 22, 2026 by Sen. Mark Kelly (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Energy And Natural Resources, and last saw action on Jun 22, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Record

Text

S. 4846 has 1 co-sponsor.

sb4846/introduced-in-senate.txt
109 S4846 IS: Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-06-22
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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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4846  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   June 22, 2026   Mr. Kelly  (for himself and  Mr. Cornyn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Energy and 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  fiscal years 2007 through 2016  and inserting  fiscal years 2026 through 2036 .
(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. Introduced2026-06-22
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act to reauthorize the United States-Mexico transboundary aquifer assessment program, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Mark Kelly (D) sponsors S. 4846, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 4846 went before 1 committee: Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and Natural Resources
Referred To · Jun 22, 2026 · 314 Bills

Actions

S. 4846 has taken 2 actions since Jun 22, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jun 22, 2026
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Jun 22, 2026
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 4846 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 4846.

Titles

S. 4846 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
  • A bill to amend the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act to reauthorize the United States-Mexico transboundary aquifer assessment program, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 5 registered lobbyists who named S. 4846 in 1 quarterly filing, 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 Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Health Issues, Science/Technology.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONAResearch universityArizona11$50K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC11$50K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ELIZABETH STULBERG111
LELAND COGLIANI111
MIRIAM QUINTAL111
REBECCA ADLER MISERENDINO111
REYNOLDS SKAGGS111

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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 4846 under Water Resources Development, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 4846’s is Water Resources Development.

s4846/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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com