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S.811: Water Desalination Act of 1996
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 104th Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced May 17, 1995
- Latest Major Action Oct. 11, 1996
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
11 (9 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Water Desalination Act of 1996 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to award grants and contracts to conduct, encourage, and assist in the financing of research to develop processes for converting saline water into water suitable for beneficial uses. Provides appropriate research and study topics. Requires the Secretary to recommend to the Congress desalination demonstration projects or full-scale desalination projects to carry out the...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported to Senate by Senator Chafee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 104-254.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 375.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Received in the House.
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Held at the desk.
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Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to House Resources
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Referred to House Science
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Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.
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Executive Comment Requested from Army, Interior.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources Discharged.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 104-790, Part I.
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House Committee on Science Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Sept. 16, 1996.
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House Committee on Transportation Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Sept. 16, 1996.
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Committee on Science discharged.
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Committee on Transportation discharged.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 428.
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Mr. Doolittle moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Considered under suspension of the rules.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
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Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
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Senate agreed to the House amendments by Unanimous Consent.
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Cleared for White House.
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Presented to President.
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Signed by President.
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Became Public Law No: 104-298.
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| May 17, 1995 |
Introduced in the Senate by Paul Martin Simon (D-Ill.) |