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S.1523: A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.
About This Bill
- Introduced June 8, 2015
- Latest Major Action May 20, 2016
- See the four similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on April 26, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to revise the National Estuary Program by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to make competitive awards to address urgent and challenging issues that threaten the economic and ecological...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| May 20, 2016 |
Became Public Law No: 114-162. |
| May 20, 2016 |
Signed by President. |
| May 18, 2016 |
Presented to President.
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| May 13, 2016 |
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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| May 12, 2016 |
Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent. (text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S2794)
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| April 27, 2016 |
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
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| April 26, 2016 |
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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| April 26, 2016 |
Voice Vote in the HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1958) |
| April 26, 2016 |
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1523.
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| April 26, 2016 |
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1957-1959)
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| April 26, 2016 |
Mr. Gibbs moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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| Oct. 29, 2015 |
By Senator Inhofe from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 114-161.
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| Sept. 8, 2015 |
Held at the desk.
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| Sept. 8, 2015 |
Received in the House.
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| Aug. 6, 2015 |
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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| Aug. 5, 2015 |
Passed the SenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6349-6350) |
| Aug. 5, 2015 |
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6349-6350)
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| Aug. 5, 2015 |
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent. |
| Aug. 5, 2015 |
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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| June 8, 2015 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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| June 8, 2015 |
Introduced in the Senate by Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) |