# 119-hr-5709: TAAP Act

119-hr-5709, TAAP Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ); status introduced (as of 2026-07-06).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5709
- Congress: 119
- Title: TAAP Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Water Resources Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-06

## Summary

**Expand and reauthorize the U.S.‑Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program** by letting more cross‑border aquifers be eligible for priority study and by setting new annual funding and timing rules for the program.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Arizona added to priority aquifers: benefit, low. If enacted, the program could name Arizona aquifers as priority transboundary aquifers. One area would be excluded: the aquifer under Arizona and Sonora that partly sits in the Yuma groundwater basin named in a June 21, 1984 state order. This would let more Arizona areas be studied under the progra…
- Funding for border aquifer studies: benefit, low. If enacted, this would authorize $1.5 million each year from 2026 through 2033 for the U.S.–Mexico transboundary aquifer assessment program. The money would be subject to future appropriations. State agencies, universities, and local water authorities could receive funds to study shared groundwater.

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- 119-hr-8029: Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1383: Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5709 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5709)

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- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1383: Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1383)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5709 (as of 2026-07-06).