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H.R.2898: Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015
About This Bill
- Introduced June 25, 2015
- Latest Major Action Oct. 8, 2015
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
26 (1 Democrat, 25 Republicans)
Bill Versions
- Referred in Senate - July 21, 2015
- Engrossed in House - July 16, 2015
- Reported in House - July 13, 2015
- Introduced in House - June 25, 2015
When this bill was on the Most Viewed List on Congress.gov
| Week Ending | Rank |
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| July 19, 2015 | 8th |
Bill Summary
Highlights: The Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 establishes procedures for the Department of the Interior, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of Agriculture to address drought conditions in California by revising regulatory standards for managing conveyances of water to individual, agricultural, municipal, and industrial users from the California-based Central Valley Project (CVP) and State Water Project in...
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Congressional Budget Office Estimate
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Oct. 8, 2015 |
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-381.
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| July 21, 2015 |
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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| July 16, 2015 |
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 2898, including striking the instruction "line 20" and inserting "after line 19" in amendment number 7.
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| July 16, 2015 |
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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| July 16, 2015 |
Vote in the HouseOn passage Passed by recorded vote: 245 - 176 (Roll no. 447). |
| July 16, 2015 |
Vote in the HouseOn motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 183 - 239 (Roll no. 446). |
| July 16, 2015 |
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House with an amendment to ensure that there is an adequate supply of water for: (1) residential drinking that is not tainted with arsenic, salt nitrates from fertilizers, industrial chemicals or harmful algae; (2) fighting wildfires; and (3) honoring Tribal water rights.
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| July 16, 2015 |
Mr. Bera moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Natural Resources. (consideration: CR H5281-5283; text: CR H5281)
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| July 16, 2015 |
The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5254-5271)
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| July 16, 2015 |
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H5281)
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| July 16, 2015 |
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2898.
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| July 16, 2015 |
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Grijalva amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Lummis demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
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| July 16, 2015 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 362, the Committee of the Whole proceed with 10 minutes of debate on the Grijalva amendment No. 8.
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| July 16, 2015 |
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the LaMalfa amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Huffman demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
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| July 16, 2015 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 362, the Committee of the Whole proceed with 10 minutes of debate on the LaMalfa amendment No. 7.
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| July 16, 2015 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 362, the Committee of the Whole proceed with 10 minutes of debate on the Costa amendment No. 6.
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| July 16, 2015 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 362, the Committee of the Whole proceed with 10 minutes of debate on the Calvert amendment No. 5.
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| July 16, 2015 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 362, the Committee of the Whole proceed with 10 minutes of debate on the LaMalfa amendment No. 4.
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| July 16, 2015 |
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Garamendi amendment, put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Garamendi demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until later in the legislative day.
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| July 16, 2015 |
Debate - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 362, the Committee of the Whole proceed with 10 minutes of debate on the Garamendi amendment No. 3.
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| July 16, 2015 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 362, the Committee of the Whole proceed with 10 minutes of debate on the McNerney amendment No. 2.
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| July 16, 2015 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 362, the Committee of the Whole proceed with 10 minutes of debate on the McClintock amendment No. 1.
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| July 16, 2015 |
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2898.
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| July 16, 2015 |
The Speaker designated the Honorable Randy Hultgren to act as Chairman of the Committee.
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| July 16, 2015 |
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 362 and Rule XVIII.
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| July 16, 2015 |
The rule provide for consideration of the bills H.R. 2898 and H.R. 3038. The rule provides for 1 hour of general debate on both bills. The resolution makes in order further amendments printed in the report on H.R. 2898. For H.R. 3038, the resolution provides for consideration under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit with or without instructions on both bills.
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| July 16, 2015 |
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 362. (consideration: CR H5242-5283)
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| July 14, 2015 |
Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Natural Resources, H. Rept. 114-197, Part II.
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| July 13, 2015 |
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT - Mr. Bishop (UT) asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Natural Resources be authorized to file a supplemental report on H.R. 2898. Agreed to without objection.
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| July 13, 2015 |
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 146.
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| July 13, 2015 |
Committee on Agriculture discharged. |
| July 13, 2015 |
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-197, Part I.
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| July 9, 2015 |
Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
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| July 9, 2015 |
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 12.
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| July 9, 2015 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| July 8, 2015 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| June 30, 2015 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
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| June 25, 2015 |
Referred to House Agriculture
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| June 25, 2015 |
Referred to House Natural Resources
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| June 25, 2015 |
Introduced in the House by David Valadao (R-Calif.) |