H.R. 8616 · 119th Congress · pending
Caja del Rio Protection Act
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Latest official action 2026-04-30 · Referred
The bill, briefly
A source summary has not been retrieved yet. Read the official bill to inspect its provisions.
Congressional Research Service · 2026-10-14
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Teresa Leger Fernandez
House · NM District 3 · Democratic
$231,350PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Melanie A. Stansbury
House · NM District 1 · Democratic
$229,014PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Gabe Vasquez
House · NM District 2 · Democratic
$953,454PAC receipts · 2025–2026
2 of 2 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Teresa Leger Fernandez · Sponsor · $10,000
Melanie A. Stansbury · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$30,000
Teresa Leger Fernandez · Sponsor · $10,000
Melanie A. Stansbury · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTURQUOISE PAC$30,000
Teresa Leger Fernandez · Sponsor · $10,000
Melanie A. Stansbury · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$25,000
Teresa Leger Fernandez · Sponsor · $5,000
Melanie A. Stansbury · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$22,000
Teresa Leger Fernandez · Sponsor · $5,000
Melanie A. Stansbury · Cosponsor · $7,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$20,000
Teresa Leger Fernandez · Sponsor · $5,000
Melanie A. Stansbury · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON$20,000
Teresa Leger Fernandez · Sponsor · $5,000
Melanie A. Stansbury · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$18,000
Teresa Leger Fernandez · Sponsor · $4,000
Melanie A. Stansbury · Cosponsor · $4,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$17,500
Teresa Leger Fernandez · Sponsor · $2,500
Melanie A. Stansbury · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLOBO PAC$17,500
FAIR SHOT PAC$17,000
Teresa Leger Fernandez · Sponsor · $5,000
Melanie A. Stansbury · Cosponsor · $2,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$15,500
Teresa Leger Fernandez · Sponsor · $5,000
Melanie A. Stansbury · Cosponsor · $3,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)$15,000
Teresa Leger Fernandez · Sponsor · $2,500
Melanie A. Stansbury · Cosponsor · $7,500
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA$15,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$15,000
Teresa Leger Fernandez · Sponsor · $5,000
Melanie A. Stansbury · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCHC BOLD PAC$15,000
DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC$15,000
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$15,000
Teresa Leger Fernandez · Sponsor · $2,500
Melanie A. Stansbury · Cosponsor · $2,500
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordJOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC$15,000
PAC TO THE FUTURE$15,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
Teresa Leger Fernandez · Sponsor · $5,000
Melanie A. Stansbury · Cosponsor · $4,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$13,500
JSTREETPAC$12,731
Teresa Leger Fernandez · Sponsor · $2,000
Melanie A. Stansbury · Cosponsor · $1,036
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $9,695
Official PAC recordBROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND$12,500
LA BAMBA PAC$12,500
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$12,500
Teresa Leger Fernandez · Sponsor · $5,000
Melanie A. Stansbury · Cosponsor · $2,500
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$11,500
Teresa Leger Fernandez · Sponsor · $2,500
Melanie A. Stansbury · Cosponsor · $2,500
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordALLIANCE FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY QUALITY AND INNOVATION INC PAC$10,000
Melanie A. Stansbury · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAPPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDEMOCRATIC MAJORITY FUND$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINNOVATION FOR GOOD PAC$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Teresa Leger Fernandez · Sponsor · $2,500
Melanie A. Stansbury · Cosponsor · $2,500
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL PECAN FEDERATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PECAN PAC)$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE MAJORITY RULES$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
This bill is not enacted. Post-enactment results do not apply yet.