US Congress House Bill 2901 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 72-36)
Status: Passed on December 19 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-19 - Became Public Law No: 113-289.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the initial U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Water and Development Strategy is a significant accomplishment and improves USAID's capacity to provide sustainable and effective water, sanitation, and hygiene assistance; and (2) the Secretary of State, through the Special Advisor for Water Resources, should develop a Global Water Resources Strategy relating to U.S. foreign policy water objectives. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct: (1) the Administrator to designate a Global Water Coordinator to coordinate and oversee water, sanitation, and hygiene assistance; and (2) the Secretary of State to designate a Special Advisor for Water Resources to coordinate and oversee policy relating to water, hygiene, and sanitation assistance. Sets forth principles to ensure that water, sanitation, and hygiene projects carried out under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 achieve maximum impact. Amends the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 to direct: (1) the President, through the Secretary, to develop a strategy every five years to further the U.S. foreign policy objective to provide affordable and equitable access to safe water and sanitation in developing countries; and (2) the Administrator, through the Global Water Coordinator, to develop a complementary strategy to further the U.S. foreign assistance objective to provide affordable and equitable drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene in developing countries.

Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2014

Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]	Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R-FL]	Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. William Enyart [D-IL]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]
Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]
Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]
Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. George Miller [D-CA]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod [D-CA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Thomas Petri [R-WI]	Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]
Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]	Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]	Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]
Rep. Steve Southerland [R-FL]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Stockman [R-TX]	Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]
Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]	Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-19	Senate	Became Public Law No: 113-289.
2014-12-19	Senate	Signed by President.
2014-12-18	Senate	Presented to President.
2014-12-16	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2014-12-15	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6867)
2014-12-09	Senate	Received in the Senate, read twice.
2014-12-08	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2014-12-08	House	On passage Passed without objection.
2014-12-08	House	H.AMDT.1155 On agreeing to the Poe (TX) amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.
2014-12-08	House	H.AMDT.1155 Amendment (A001) in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Poe (TX). (consideration: CR H8854-8856; text: CR H8854-8856)Amendment in the nature of a substitute inserts a complete new text.
2014-12-08	House	Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H884-8856; text as reported in House: CR H8848-8854)
2014-12-08	House	Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
2014-12-08	House	Mr. Poe (TX) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
2014-11-20	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2014-11-20	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2013-08-01	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2013-08-01	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5265-5266, E1186-1187)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2901/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2901/BILLS-113hr2901ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2901/BILLS-113hr2901eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2901/BILLS-113hr2901enr.pdf