S.2198: Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about emergency management
  • Introduced April 1, 2014
  • Latest Major Action May 23, 2014

Bill Summary

Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 - (Sec. 4) Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of the Interior (Secretaries), in response to the declaration of a state of drought emergency in California, to provide the maximum quantity of water supplies possible to Central Valley Project (CVP) agricultural, municipal and industrial, and refuge...

(Source: Library of Congress)

What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill

There are 3 statements associated with S.2198.

Bill Actions

Date Description
May 23, 2014
Held at the desk.
May 23, 2014
Received in the House.
May 23, 2014
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 22, 2014

Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.

May 22, 2014
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S3308)
April 2, 2014
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 344.
April 1, 2014
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
April 1, 2014

Introduced in the Senate by Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

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