US Congress House Resolution 551 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on June 16 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-07-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the interstate compact on water resources in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin approved by P.L. 110-342 should not be construed to: (1) allow water intended for an immediate, intermediate, or end use consumer in any size container to be diverted, exported, or sold from the Basin unless the withdrawal is authorized and licensed under the constitution and laws of the state from which it is withdrawn; or (2) establish that Basin waters are produced as a product, have entered into commerce, or constitute a good or commodity under any international trade agreement.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the interstate compact regarding water resources in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin approved by the Congress in Public Law 110-342 expressly prohibited the sale, diversion, or export of water from States in the Great Lakes Basin.

Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]

Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]

Rep. Bart Stupak [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-07-23		Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
2009-06-16		Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-resolution/551/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hres551/BILLS-111hres551ih.pdf