US HR593 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on May 22 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 22 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United States should rapidly transition to a sustainable, secure water economy that prioritizes ecological flows; (2) all federal agencies whose missions include water should coordinate their efforts and collaborate with state and local water authorities; and (3) the United States should prioritize the assessment of the quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater resources and produce a national water census to address the inevitable challenges of Peak Water.
Title
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to better understand water availability, sustainability, and security at a national scale, the United States should prioritize the assessment of the quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater resources, and produce a national water census with the same sense of urgency that was incorporated in the "Man on the Moon" project to address the inevitable challenges of "Peak Water".
Sponsors
Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA] | Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA] |
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. James Moran [D-VA] | Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA] | Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2014-06-03 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. |
2014-05-23 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. |
2014-05-22 | House | Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure |
2014-05-22 | House | Referred to House Agriculture |
2014-05-22 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
2014-05-22 | House | Referred to House Natural Resources |
2014-05-22 | House | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. |
Subjects
Aquatic ecology
Hydrology and hydrography
Water quality
Water resources development
Water use and supply
Hydrology and hydrography
Water quality
Water resources development
Water use and supply
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/593/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hres593/BILLS-113hres593ih.pdf |