US Congress House Bill 1663 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 21 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Water Resources Research Amendments Act This bill amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to: (1) declare that additional research is required into increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of new and existing treatment works through alternative approaches, including non-structural alternatives, decentralized approaches, energy use efficiency, water use efficiency, and actions to extract energy from wastewater; (2) require each water resources research and technology institute to arrange for research that fosters the exploration of new ideas that expand understanding of water resources (currently, of water-related phenomena); (3) direct the Department of the Interior to report to specified congressional committees annually on each institute's compliance with matching fund requirements and provisions permitting the use of funds only to reimburse direct cost expenditures incurred for the conduct of the water resources research program; and (4) authorize appropriations for such institutes through FY2023.

Water Resources Research Amendments Act

Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
2017-03-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2017-03-21	House	Introduced in House

SB451 (Related) 2017-02-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1663/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1663/BILLS-115hr1663ih.pdf