US HB7544 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on March 5 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Pending: House Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 5 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Pending: House Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To prohibit the conditioning of any permit, lease, or other use agreement on the transfer of any water right to the United States by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Title
Water Rights Protection Act of 2024
Sponsors
| Rep. Celeste Maloy [R-UT] | Rep. Ron Estes [R-KS] | Rep. Russ Fulcher [R-ID] | Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO] |
| Rep. Andy Biggs [R-AZ] | Rep. Blake Moore [R-UT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-05 | House | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB64 (Related) 2023-01-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7544/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr7544/BILLS-118hr7544ih.pdf |
