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H.R.221

H.R.221: Hydrographic Services Improvement Amendments Act

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About This Bill

Introduced Jan. 3, 2017
Latest Major Action June 26, 2018
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Bill Sponsor

Don Young (R-Alaska)

Bill Versions

Placed on Calendar Senate - June 26, 2018
Engrossed in House - June 25, 2018
Reported in House - June 12, 2018
Introduced in House - Jan. 3, 2017

Bill Summary

Hydrographic Services Improvement Amendments Act (Sec.2)This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998. (Sec.3) The Governmental Accountability Office must compare the unit costs of hydrographic surveys conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the unit costs of procuring the surveys.

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Bill Actions

Date	Description
June 26, 2018	Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 487.
June 25, 2018	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
June 25, 2018	Considered under suspension of the rules.
June 25, 2018	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
June 25, 2018	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 221.
June 25, 2018	Mr. Young (AK) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
June 25, 2018	Voice Vote in the House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5590-5591)
June 25, 2018	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5590-5591)
June 12, 2018	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 571.
June 12, 2018	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-736.
May 8, 2018	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
May 8, 2018	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 8, 2018	Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
Nov. 2, 2017	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb. 10, 2017	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Jan. 3, 2017	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan. 3, 2017	Introduced in the House by Don Young (R-Alaska)

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