US HR593 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on May 22 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United States should rapidly transition to a sustainable, secure water economy that prioritizes ecological flows; (2) all federal agencies whose missions include water should coordinate their efforts and collaborate with state and local water authorities; and (3) the United States should prioritize the assessment of the quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater resources and produce a national water census to address the inevitable challenges of Peak Water.

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Title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to better understand water availability, sustainability, and security at a national scale, the United States should prioritize the assessment of the quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater resources, and produce a national water census with the same sense of urgency that was incorporated in the "Man on the Moon" project to address the inevitable challenges of "Peak Water".

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History

DateChamberAction
2014-06-03HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
2014-05-23HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
2014-05-22HouseReferred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2014-05-22HouseReferred to House Agriculture
2014-05-22HouseReferred to House Energy and Commerce
2014-05-22HouseReferred to House Natural Resources
2014-05-22HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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