Sponsor and status
Bennie Thompson
Sponsor. Representative for Mississippi's 2nd congressional district. Democrat.
114th Congress (2015–2017)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on April 28, 2015 but was never passed by the Senate.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Committee Votes for Withdrawal of Flawed Waters Regulation Rule, Passes Bill to Reform & Improve FEMA Programs”
—
Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA11, 2011-2018]
on Apr 15, 2015
History
Dec 8, 2014
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Earlier Version —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 579 (113th). |
Jan 6, 2015
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
Apr 15, 2015
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. |
Apr 23, 2015
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Reported by House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. |
Apr 28, 2015
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
Apr 25, 2017
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Reintroduced Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 455 (115th). |
H.R. 172 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 172. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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