US SB2163 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on March 26 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 26 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishes in the Treasury the Emergency Watershed Protection Disaster Assistance Fund to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out emergency watershed protection activities in natural disaster-affected areas. Sets forth limitations on per disaster obligations.
Title
A bill to establish an emergency watershed protection disaster assistance fund to be available to the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance for any natural disaster.
Sponsors
| Sen. Mark Udall [D-CO] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-26 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. |
Subjects
Agriculture and food
Appropriations
Disaster relief and insurance
Farmland
Fires
Floods and storm protection
Government trust funds
Land use and conservation
Natural disasters
Watersheds
Appropriations
Disaster relief and insurance
Farmland
Fires
Floods and storm protection
Government trust funds
Land use and conservation
Natural disasters
Watersheds
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2163/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2163/BILLS-113s2163is.pdf |
