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H.R.8: Water Resources Development Act of 2018
About This Bill
- Introduced May 18, 2018
- Latest Major Action June 26, 2018
- See the five similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
32 (18 Democrats, 14 Republicans)
Bill Versions
- Placed on Calendar Senate - June 26, 2018
- Engrossed in House - June 6, 2018
- Reported in House - June 1, 2018
- Introduced in House - May 18, 2018
Bill Summary
Water Resources Development Act of 2018 TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS (Sec. 102) This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1986 to direct the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to identify potential opportunities for the beneficial use of dredged materials obtained from harbors and inland harbors. (Sec. 103) The bill reauthorizes through FY2023 the Levee Safety Initiative under WRDA 1986 and the dam inspection program under the...
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Bill Actions
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| June 26, 2018 |
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 488.
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| June 11, 2018 |
Received in the Senate.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ben Ray Lujan Amendment No. 32.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lance Amendment No. 31.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gonzalez-Colon Amendment No. 30.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rodney Daivs Amendment No. 29.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gibbs Amendment No. 27.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gonzalez-Colon (PR) Amendment No. 26.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Heck Amendment No. 25.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bost Amendment No. 24.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Babin Amendment No. 23.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Higgins (LA) Amendment No. 22.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jayapal Amendment No. 21.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schrader Amendment No. 20.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kelly (PA) Amendment No. 19.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pearce Amendment No. 18.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Mast Amendment No. 17.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Meadows Amendment No. 16.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Moore Amendment No. 15.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Nolan Amendment No. 14.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sanford Amendment No. 13.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Soto Amendment No. 12.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jayapal Amendment No. 11.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Krishnamoorthi Amendment No. 10.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Soto Amendment No. 9.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Esty Amendment No. 8.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Denham Amendment No. 7.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Royce Amendment No. 5.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Royce Amendment No. 4.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Soto Amendment No. 2.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gibbs Amendment No. 3.
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| June 6, 2018 |
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
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| June 6, 2018 |
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 8 as unfinished business.
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| June 6, 2018 |
On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
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| June 6, 2018 |
Mr. Shuster moved that the Committee rise.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shuster Part A Amendment No. 1.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded 10 with minutes of debate on the Shuster Part A Amendment No. 1.
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| June 6, 2018 |
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 8.
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| June 6, 2018 |
The Speaker designated the Honorable Gary J. Palmer to act as Chairman of the Committee.
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| June 6, 2018 |
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 918 and Rule XVIII.
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| June 6, 2018 |
Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The resolution provides for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 3249 in addition to providing for consideration of H.R. 8 and H.R. 5895. Each measure will be debatable for 1 hour. For H.R. 8, the resolution makes in order only those amendments printed in part A of the report. For H.R. 5895, the resolution makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of the report.
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| June 6, 2018 |
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 918.
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| June 6, 2018 |
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 918. (consideration: CR H4798-4815; text: CR H4804-4813)
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| June 6, 2018 |
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4844-4846)
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| June 6, 2018 |
Ms. Velazquez moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (text: CR H4843-4844)
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| June 6, 2018 |
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4815-4844)
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shuster Part A Amendment No. 6.
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| June 6, 2018 |
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 918. ((consideration: CR H4798-4815; text: CR H4804-4813)
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| June 6, 2018 |
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. 8.
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| June 6, 2018 |
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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| June 6, 2018 |
Vote in the HouseOn passage Passed by recorded vote: 408 - 2 (Roll no. 238). |
| June 6, 2018 |
Vote in the HouseOn motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 180 - 227 (Roll no. 237). |
| June 6, 2018 |
Considered as unfinished business.
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| June 6, 2018 |
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Velazquez motion to recommit with instructions, the Chair put the question on the motiont and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Velazquez demanded a the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
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| June 6, 2018 |
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add the end of title I, a section entitled: Post-Hurricane Recovery and Resiliency.
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| June 6, 2018 |
Ms. Velazquez moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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| June 6, 2018 |
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
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| June 6, 2018 |
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
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| June 6, 2018 |
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 8.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Moulton Amendment No. 53.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Paulsen Amendment No. 52.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Soto Amendment No. 51.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Costa Amendment No. 50.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Young (AK) Amendment No. 49.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (MO) Amendment No. 48.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schrader Amendment No. 47.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Meeks Amendment No. 46.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Weber Amendment No. 45.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Culberson Amendment No. 44.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Olson Amendment No. 43.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lewis (MN) Amendment No. 42.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shea-Porter Amendment No. 41.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shea-Porter Amendment No. 40.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McMorris Rodgers Amendment No. 39.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Keating Amendment No. 38.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blum Amendment No. 37.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bishop (GA) Amendment No. 36.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Joyce (OH) Amendment No. 35.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Keating Amendment No. 34.
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| June 6, 2018 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Larsen (WA) Amendment No. 33.
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| June 1, 2018 |
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 548.
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| June 1, 2018 |
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-708.
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| May 23, 2018 |
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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| May 23, 2018 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| May 23, 2018 |
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged.
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| May 21, 2018 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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| May 18, 2018 |
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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| May 18, 2018 |
Introduced in the House by Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) |