US HB1921 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on June 16 2021 - 50% progression
Action: 2021-06-16 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on June 16 2021 - 50% progression
Action: 2021-06-16 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Reauthorizes through FY2026 and revises the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program. Under the existing program, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must develop and fund projects to restore the ecological health of the basin, which is located in Louisiana and Mississippi. The bill requires the EPA to review and revise the basin's comprehensive conservation and management plan at least once every five years. In addition, the bill eliminates a statement of the basin's size.
Title
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Rep. Garret Graves [R-LA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2021-06-16 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. |
2021-06-15 | House | Pursuant to section 8 of H. Res. 473, and the motion offered by Mr. McGovern, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 293; H.R. 587; H.R. 610, as amended; H.R. 1144, as amended; H.R. 1703, as amended; H.R. 1921; H.R. 2008; H.R. 2332, as amended; H.R. 2545; and H.R. 3642, as amended. (consideration: CR H2792-2799; text: CR H2797) |
2021-06-15 | House | Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, proceedings on H.R. 1921 are considered vacated. |
2021-06-15 | House | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. |
2021-06-15 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1921. |
2021-06-15 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2766-2767; text: CR H2766) |
2021-06-15 | House | Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. |
2021-05-28 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 30. |
2021-05-28 | House | Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 117-47. |
2021-03-24 | House | Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 54 - 3. |
2021-03-24 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
2021-03-24 | House | Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged. |
2021-03-17 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. |
2021-03-16 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. |
2021-03-16 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HR473 (Related) 2021-06-14 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H2716)
Subjects
Aquatic ecology
Environmental protection
Lakes and rivers
Louisiana
Marine pollution
Mississippi
Water quality
Watersheds
Environmental protection
Lakes and rivers
Louisiana
Marine pollution
Mississippi
Water quality
Watersheds