# 114-hr-3688: To provide for the authority for the successors and assigns of the Starr-Camargo Bridge Company to maintain and operate a toll bridge across the Rio Grande near Rio Grande City, Texas, and for other purposes.

114-hr-3688, To provide for the authority for the successors and assigns of the Starr-Camargo Bridge Company to maintain and operate a toll bridge across the Rio Grande near Rio Grande City, Texas, and for other purposes., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3688
- Congress: 114
- Title: To provide for the authority for the successors and assigns of the Starr-Camargo Bridge Company to maintain and operate a toll bridge across the Rio Grande near Rio Grande City, Texas, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
- Introduced: 2015-10-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill modifies the existing authority for the Starr-Camargo Bridge Company to maintain and operate a toll bridge across the Rio Grande River near Rio Grande City, Texas. The authority, which currently expires 66 years after completion of the bridge, is made permanent and expanded to include the successors or assigns of the company. The bridge must not consist of more than 14 lanes. The company and its successors and assigns may use eminent domain to acquire certain land needed for the bridge, subject to Texas laws and requirements for just compensation and public proceedings.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2016-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3688 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3688)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3688 (as of 2025-11-18).